title: Reactions of trichloromethyl free radicals with aminoacids.
abstract: Trichloromethyl free radicals produced from CCl4 in a benzoyl-peroxide catalyzed chemical reaction are able to interact with several aminoacid esters. Yhe interaction is relatively more intense with cystine, tyrosine and tryptophan. In most cases it was possible to separate at least one reaction product from unreacted aminoacid ester by TLC.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D005609:Free Radicals; C025280:trichloromethyl free radical; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide