Formation of a nonaoxirane from A2E, a lipofuscin fluorophore related to macular degeneration, and evidence of singlet oxygen involvement

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2002 Mar 1;41(5):814-7. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20020301)41:5<814::aid-anie814>3.0.co;2-2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Ethylene Oxide / analogs & derivatives
  • Ethylene Oxide / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Lipofuscin / chemistry
  • Macular Degeneration / etiology
  • Photochemistry
  • Pyridinium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Pyridinium Compounds / radiation effects
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
  • Retinoids / chemistry*
  • Retinoids / radiation effects
  • Singlet Oxygen

Substances

  • A2-E (N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine)
  • Alkenes
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Lipofuscin
  • Pyridinium Compounds
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
  • Retinoids
  • nonaoxirane
  • Singlet Oxygen
  • Ethylene Oxide