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Formation of Cysteic Acid by the Action of Sodium Hydroxide on Wool
Author(s) -
Miró P.,
GarcíaDomínguez J. J.,
Parra J. L.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1969.tb02914.x
Subject(s) - cysteic acid , wool , chemistry , sodium hydroxide , cystine , hydroxide , inorganic chemistry , ion , sulfur , sodium , organic chemistry , cysteine , materials science , composite material , enzyme
The formation of cysteic acid in wool treated with sodium hydroxide has been studied to determine whether the reaction follows two different mechanisms depending on the groups near to the cystine residues. The direct nucleophilic attack of hydroxide ions on sulphur occurs to a negligible extent.