Mechanism of xanthine oxidase catalyzed biotransformation of HMX under anaerobic conditions

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 509-515

  Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Paquet, Louise ^a   Halasz, Annamaria ^a   Spain, Jim C ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Cyclic nitramine; HMX; N denitration; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

4 NITRO 2,4 DIAZABUTANAL; AMINE; AMMONIA; BUTYRALDEHYDE; CARBON; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; METHYLENEDINITRAMINE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0037532450     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01001-5     Document Type: Article

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