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. 2016 Sep 20;17(9):1576. doi: 10.3390/ijms17091576

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Initial observation on the quinone methide formation in insect cuticle. Incubation of 4-alkylcatechols with intact cuticle resulted in the covalent binding of catechols through their side chain to the cuticle and generation of side chain hydroxylated products.