Chemienergized aromatic aldehydes from the peroxidase catalyzed oxidation of pyruvates: Excited vanillin from vanylpyruvate

Excited indole-3-aldehyde from the peroxidase-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of indole-3-acetic acid. Reaction with and energy transfer to transfer ribonucleic acid

“…The excited species is quenched by oxygen with formation of singlet oxygen, which is responsible for the observed photon emission and can be The biochemical generation and functionality of electronically excited species-other than those involved in classical bioluminescence-are under investigation in our laboratories (Durán et al, 1977; Faria Cilento et al, 1978;Vidigal-Martinelli et al, 1979;Bechara et al, 1979;Rivas-Suarez et al, 1979;Augusto & Cilento, 1979; Makita & Durán, 1979;Zinner et al, 1980;Durán & Cilento, 1980;Haun et al, 1980). A system which qualifies for investigation, and is being thoroughly investigated, is the peroxidase-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of IAA1 to IA1 (Vidigal et al, 1975Durán et al, 1976;Zinner et al, 1976Zinner et al, , 1980. The reaction proceeds, at least formally, through an intermediate dioxetanone ; since dioxetanone/dioxetane tprom the Instituto de Química (M.P.D.M., S.M.D.T., and N.D.) and the Instituto de Biología ( .H.)…”