title: The Reaction Mechanism of the Enzyme-Catalyzed Central Cleavage of beta-Carotene to Retinal This research was supported by F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and the Swiss National Science Foundation. We are grateful to F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG for a generous gift of carotenoids and Dr. Claus Bornemann for preliminary experiments.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel (Switzerland).
authors.forename: Michele G.
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Leuenberger
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Engeloch-Jarret
authors.forename: Wolf-D.
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Woggon