Reactivity of conjugated and unconjugated pterins with singlet oxygen (O2 (1Δg)): Physical quenching and chemical reaction

…, G Petroselli, AL Capparelli, AH Thomas…

Index: Cabrerizo, Franco M.; Laura Dantola; Petroselli, Gabriela; Capparelli, Alberto L.; Thomas, Andres H.; Braun, Andre M.; Lorente, Carolina; Oliveros, Esther Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2007 , vol. 83, # 3 p. 526 - 534

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Abstract

Abstract Pterins (PTs) belong to a class of heterocyclic compounds present in a wide range of living systems. They participate in relevant biological functions and are involved in different photobiological processes. We have investigated the reactivity of conjugated PTs (folic acid [FA], 10-methylfolic acid [MFA], pteroic acid [PA]) and unconjugated PTs (PT, 6- hydroxymethylpterin [HPT], 6-methylpterin [MPT], 6, 7-dimethylpterin [DPT], rhamnopterin [ ...