In this study, Szent-Gyorgyi and Isenberg examined the charge-transfer behavior of indole, and speculated about why indole and some indole derivatives (such as serotonin and tryptophan) readily form charge-transfer complexes with substances like riboflavin, even though indole's structure does not predict such reactivity.
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3 (293,428 Bytes)
Date:
1960-10-15 (October 15, 1960)
Creator:
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert
Isenberg, Irvin
Source:
Periodical: Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, and Irvin Isenberg. "On the Electron-Donating Properties of Indoles." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 46, 10 (15 October 1960): 1334-1336. Article. 3 Images.
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National Academy of Sciences
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