title: Sensitized photo-oxidation of amino acids in proteins: some important biological implications.
abstract: The sensitized photo-oxidation of amino acids in proteins is a special case of chemical modification, which is used in particular to study buried and exposed groups in proteins. The general principles of the technique and various applications of it are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids