Possible role of hydroxyl radicals in the oxidative degradation of folic acid.
Hydroxyl radicals have been found to cause oxidative N-dealkylation of amines including folic acid via a hydrogen atom transfer mechanism.
Patro
Birija S
BS
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
Adhikari
Soumyakanti
S
Mukherjee
Tulsi
T
Chattopadhyay
Subrata
S
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011675:Pulse Radiolysis; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D005492:Folic Acid