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. 1972 Dec;69(12):3510–3511. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.12.3510

Sulfhydryl Group Catalysis of Charge Transfer

Albert Szent-Györgyi 1, Jane McLaughlin 1
PMCID: PMC389808  PMID: 4509308

Abstract

Sulfhydryl compounds, like cysteine and glutathione, catalyze charge transfer between aldehydes and amines.

Keywords: methylglyoxal, ethylenediamine, glutathione, cysteine, spectroscopy

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