Deuterium exchange of C-methyl protons in 6,7-dimethyl-8-D-ribityl-lumazine, and studies of the mechanism of riboflavin biosynthesis
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications
- No. 6,p. 290-291
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c29690000290
Abstract
The 7-methyl protons of 6,7-dimethyl-8-D-ribityl-lumazine and some analogues exchange with deuterium, and the deuteriated 8-hydroxyethyl-6,7-dimethyl-lumazine has been converted into a deuteriated flavin in a reaction which simulates the biosynthesis of riboflavin.Keywords
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