OBTENTION OF A PHOTOINDUCED ADDUCT BETWEEN A VITAMIN AND AN ESSENTIAL AMINO-ACID - BINDING OF RIBOFLAVIN TO TRYPTOPHAN
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1987
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Studies in animals have suggested that the products of the irradiation of tryptophan in the presence of riboflavin may play a role in the development of hepatic dysfunction during parenteral nutrition. In this paper we describe the formation of an adduct between tryptophan and riboflavin obtained as a consequence of an anaerobic irradiation of these compounds. Through the use of molecular sieves and of an ion-exchange resin it was possible to separate the photo-adduct from the dimer riboflavin and other reaction products. The various fractions were characteized on the basis of their absorption and emission spectra. Also used were measures of anisotropy of fluorescence emission in order to characterize the derived adduct.