Tyrosinase kinetics: Failure of the auto-activation mechanism of monohydric phenol oxidation by rapid formation of a quinomethane intermediate

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 685-691

  Cooksey, Christopher J ^a   Garratt, Peter J ^a   Land, Edward J ^b   Ramsden, Christopher A ^c   Riley, Patrick A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 3,4 DIHYDROXYBENZYLCYANIDE; CYANIDE; MELANIN; MONOHYDRIC PHENOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGEN; PHENOL; QUINOMETHANE; SEMIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENZYME KINETICS; MUSHROOM; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0032142793     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3330685     Document Type: Article

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