Influence of peptide bond on photosensitized oxidation of tryptophan, tyrosine and histidine dipeptides

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1624-1628

  Liu, Jianbo ^a   Zhang, Fushi ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Zhao, Fuqun ^a   Tang, Yingwu ^a   Song, Xinqi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dipeptide; Photosensitized oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0642304334     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882572     Document Type: Article

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