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The ionization and optical properties of oxoformycin

R J Davies

    Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung. Section C, Biosciences
    |November 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary

    Oxoformycin exhibits strong fluorescence in both neutral and monoanionic states. Its ionization, similar to formycin B, occurs via proton dissociation from N-1, with a pK of 8.6.

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