STUDIES OF THE KINETICS OF THE REDUCTION OF CHROMATE BY GLUTATHIONE AND RELATED THIOLS

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作者
OBRIEN, P
WANG, GF
WYATT, PB
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[1] Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, E1 4NS, Mile End Road
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10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83664-5
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O61 [无机化学];
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070301 ; 081704 ;
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The reduction of chromate by glutathione, its mono- and diethyl esters, L-CySteine, 2-mercapto-propionic acid and mercapto-succinic acid has been studied. The empirical rate law k(obs) = ab[Thiol]2/(1 + b[Thiol]) is obeyed by all of these thiols, at neutral pH. No evidence could be obtained for a first-order pathway in glutathione under these conditions. These observations are used to comment on the stability of intermediates potentially important in explaining chromate toxicity.
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