Hydroxyl radical reaction with melatonin molecule: A computational study
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Pineal Research
- Vol. 29 (2) , 125-127
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-079x.2000.290209.x
Abstract
Theoretical calculations of the HO• radical reaction with the melatonin molecule were performed. Reaction pathways with C2, C3, C4, C6 and C7 as the target carbon atoms and corresponding radical adducts were studied. Low activation energies of all adducts suggest that these reactions should occur quite easily and with rather low selectivity. C2 carbon as the most probable site of attack and C3 as the least probable one are proposed.Keywords
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