Photofragmentation of C, N-protected α-amino acids: Comparing tert-leucine with sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cysteine

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1130-1133

  Griesbeck, Axel G ^a   Heckroth, Heike ^a  

^a Institute of Organic Chemistry   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; LEUCINE; METHANOL; METHIONINE; METHYLMERCAPTANE; N ACETYL METHYL ESTER; PENICILLAMINE DERIVATIVE; TERT LEUCINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLGLYCINE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; GLYCINE; PENICILLAMINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOFRAGMENTATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACETONITRILES; CYSTEINE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESTERS; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; METHANOL; METHIONINE; METHYLATION; PENICILLAMINE; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 21244479798     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b307658j     Document Type: Article

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