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Chem. Commun., 2008, 2121 - 2123, DOI: 10.1039/b803456g

Can the night-time atmospheric oxidant NO3 damage aromatic amino acids?

Duanne C. E. Sigmund and Uta Wille

Reaction of nitrate radicals, NO3, with aromatic amino acids leads to irreversible oxidative functionalization at the -position or at the aromatic ring, suggesting that this important atmospheric oxidant could potentially cause damage to peptides lining the respiratory tract and may contribute to pollution-derived diseases.

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