title: Hydroxyl radical reaction with melatonin molecule: a computational study.
abstract: Theoretical calculations of the HO* radical reaction with the melatonin molecule were performed. Reaction pathways with C2, C3, C4, C6 and C7 as the target carbon atoms and corresponding radical adducts were studied. Low activation energies of all adducts suggest that these reactions should occur quite easily and with rather low selectivity. C2 carbon as the most probable site of attack and C3 as the least probable one are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Technical University of Lódź.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stasica
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paneth
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rosiak
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D008550:Melatonin / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D002244:Carbon; D008550:Melatonin