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Interaction between flavins and alcohols.

B S Yu·S J Lee·H H Chung
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The effect of alcohols on the spectral properties of riboflavin derivatives in non-polar solvent was studied by various spectroscopic methods in order to support the view point that alcohol may directly interact with the isoalloxazine moiety of FAD and enhance the catalytic activity of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO). The most likely association complex between alcohol and riboflavin is 1 : 1 stoichiometric complex through the 3-N imino and the 2-C carbonyl groups of the isoalloxazine ring and the hydroxyl group of alcohols. It appears that methanol has a larger association constant than any other alcohols, and the association constant decreases with the increase in carbon number and with the steric requirement of the alkyl group of alcohols.

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AlcoholsD-Amino-Acid OxidaseFlavin-Adenine DinucleotideFlavinsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRiboflavinSpectrometry, FluorescenceSpectrophotometry, InfraredSpectrophotometry, UltravioletJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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B S Yu, S J Lee, H H Chung. 1982-07-15. Interaction between flavins and alcohols.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2797(82)90017-5

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