Abstract
THE ability of hypophosphorous acid, or its salts, to reduce the disulphide bond in cystine, peptides and proteins to the corresponding thiols has been reported earlier1,2. The reaction is induced either by heating or by irradiation with ultra-violet light.
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SWANEPOEL, O., VAN RENSBURG, N. Induction of the Cystine-hypophosphite Reaction by Radical Initiation. Nature 210, 199–200 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210199a0
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