Chemical Reactivities of <i>ortho</i>-Quinones Produced in Living Organisms: Fate of Quinonoid Products Formed by Tyrosinase and Phenoloxidase Action on Phenols and Catechols

Chemical Reactivities of <i>ortho</i>-Quinones Produced in Living Organisms: Fate of Quinonoid Products Formed by Tyrosinase and Phenoloxidase Action on Phenols and Catechols

Tyrosinase catalyzes the oxidation of phenols and catechols (<i>o</i>-diphenols) to <i>o</i>-quinones. The reactivities of <i>o</i>-quinones thus generated are responsible for oxidative browning of plant products, sclerotization of insect cuticle, defense reaction...

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Main Authors: Shosuke Ito, Manickam Sugumaran, Kazumasa Wakamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
<i>o</i>-quinones
quinone methides
phenols
catechols
tyrosinase
thiols
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/17/6080

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