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EXCITED STATES OF FLAVINE COENZYMES–II. ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF AMINO ACIDS BY EXCITED RIBOFLAVINE DEVRIVATIVES
Author(s) -
Byrom P.,
Turnbull J. H.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1967.tb08797.x
Subject(s) - excited state , chemistry , amino acid , anaerobic exercise , cofactor , ammonia , flavoprotein , flavin group , photochemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , biology , physiology , physics , nuclear physics
— Flavines in the excited state can effect anaerobic oxidation of amino acids to keto acid and ammonia. The rate of the process depends on the structure of the amino acid. These systems show similarities to the amino acid oxidases.