[Modifying effect of alcohols on the radiation transformations of serum albumin]

The method of roentgenochemoluminescence was used to study the reactions of alcohol radicals with tryptophanyl residues of protein. These radicals exhibited a high reactivity. In a series of alcohol radicals and 3-oxy-pyridine derivatives, a positive correlation was revealed between the rate of the reaction of radicals with the macromolecule and the hydrophobic character of free radicals.