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Free Radicals in Synthesis and Biology pp 373–390Cite as

Error in Enzymic Stereospecificity as a Probe for the Occurrence of Radical Intermediates

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More and more biochemical reactions turn out to be of radical nature. The various energy-trapping and energytransforming processes as well as light-induced reactions are expectedly so.

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  1. Chair of Biochemistry, Institut of Organic Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany

    János Rétey

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    Francesco Minisci

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Rétey, J. (1989). Error in Enzymic Stereospecificity as a Probe for the Occurrence of Radical Intermediates. In: Minisci, F. (eds) Free Radicals in Synthesis and Biology. NATO ASI Series, vol 260. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0897-0_28

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