Radiation induced modification of tryptophan and tyrosine residues in flavocytochrome b2 in dilute aqueous solution

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-80

  Bhattacharya, D ^a   Saha, A ^a   Mandal, P C ^a  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Flavocytochrome b2; Fluorescence quenching; Tryptophan; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

FLAVOCYTOCHROME; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ENZYMES;

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (CYTOCHROME); TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034237765     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00520-4     Document Type: Article

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