Influence of quinone methide reactivity on the alkylation of thiol and amino groups in proteins: Studies utilizing amino acid and peptide models

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-200

  Bolton, Judy L ^a   Turnipseed, Sherri B ^b   Thompson, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adduct; Butylated hydroxytoluene; Electrophile; Protein binding; Quinone methide

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; BUTYLCRESOL; THIOL GROUP;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METABOLISM; TARGET CELL;

ALKYLATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; INDOLEQUINONES; INDOLES; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; QUINONES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031434490     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(97)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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