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Reversible Dioxygen Binding and Phenol Oxygenation in a Tyrosinase Model System
Author(s) -
Santagostini Laura,
Gullotti Michele,
Monzani Enrico,
Casella Luigi,
Dillinger Renée,
Tuczek Felix
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(20000204)6:3<519::aid-chem519>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - adduct , chemistry , tyrosinase , kinetics , hydroxylation , stereochemistry , reaction rate constant , quinone , medicinal chemistry , oxygen , photochemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme , physics , quantum mechanics
The first dinuclear complex to exhibit both fully reversible dioxygen binding behavior and tyrosinase‐like activity on exogenous phenolic compounds (see figure; Bz=1‐methylbenzimidazole) is reported.