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Stereospecific oxidation of methionine to methionine sulphoxide by tetrachloroauric(III) acid
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1973
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Bioorganic ChemistryMethanolOrganic ChemistryChemistryRedox BiologyOxidative StressBiosynthesisStereospecific OxidationBioanalysisRedox ChemistryOxysterolBiochemistryPossible ExplanationBiological SystemsReactive Oxygen SpeciePharmacologyNatural SciencesSterospecific OxidationMedicineDeoxygenation
The use of gold(III) as oxidant provides a method for the sterospecific oxidation of methionine to methionine sulphoxide under conditions that can be extended to biological systems containing sulphides; preliminary kinetic studies give a possible explanation of the sterospecifiction of this reaction.