A supramolecular enzyme mimic that catalyzes the 15,15' double bond scission of β,β-carotene

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1267-1269

  French, Richard R ^a   Holzer, Philipp ^a   Leuenberger, Michele G ^a   Woggon, Wolf D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Cyclodextrins; Enzyme mimetics; Porphyrinoids; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; METAL COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0034599394     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(20000403)39:7<1267::AID-ANIE1267>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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