A general mechanism of polypeptide cross-linking by 3-hydroxykynurenine

Redox Report

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 323-325

  Aquilina, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYKYNURENINE; LYSINE; POLYPEPTIDE; THREONINE; TUFTSIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033511676     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100099101535043     Document Type: Article

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