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Spectrophotometric and kinetic studies on the binding of the bioflavonoid quercetin to bovine serum albumin by Kitson, T.M. (Massey Univ., Palmerston North (New Zealand))

“…This work investigates the binding of the blofavonoid, quercetln, to bovine serum albumin (BSA) by spectrophotometric techniques involving both the…”
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Telling the Stories of Chemistry by Kitson, Trevor M

“…This article describes the author's long-established practice of including in every chemistry lecture an "interest interlude"—a few minutes of discussion about…”
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Interaction of sheep liver cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase with quercetin, resveratrol and diethylstilbestrol by Kitson, Trevor M, Kitson, Kathryn E, Moore, Stanley A

“…The effects of quercetin and resveratrol (substances found in red wine) on the activity of cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase in vitro are compared with those of…”
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Purple or Colorless - Which Way Up? An Entertaining Solubility Demonstration by Kitson, Trevor M, Bruce J. Heyden

“…An entertaining demonstration is described that illustrates concepts of solubility and relies on the fact that solutions of potassium permanganate in water and…”
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Intermediates, Transition States, Butterflies, and Frogs by Kitson, Trevor M

“…An analogy that may be useful in the classroom is described. The changes that occur in typical simple SN1 and SN2 reactions are compared to the metamorphoses…”
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Comparison of Resorufin Acetate andp-Nitrophenyl Acetate as Substrates for Chymotrypsin by Kitson, Trevor M.

“…Resorufin acetate is shown to be an attractive substrate to use with chymotrypsin since the absorbance of the product is several times more intense than that…”
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Studies on the chymotrypsin-catalysed hydrolysis of resorufin acetate and resorufin bromoacetate by Kitson, Trevor M

“…Resorufin bromoacetate is a substrate that is rapidly hydrolysed by chymotrypsin. The reaction shows a pre-steady-state burst phase that may be observed by…”
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Disulfide interchange reactions: An enzymic case study by Kitson, Trevor M

“…This article concerns the reaction known as "disulfide interchange" in which a thiol reacts with a disulfide to give a different thiol and disulfide pair as…”
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Effects of diethylstilbestrol, 2,2'-dithiodipyridine, and chloral hydrate on the esterase activity of sheep liver cytoplasmic aldehyde dehydrogenase by Kitson, Trevor M

“…The binding of diethylstilbestrol (DES) to aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) has a very similar effect on the dehydrogenase activity of the enzyme as has…”
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Sheep liver cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase: the structure reveals the basis for the retinal specificity of class 1 aldehyde dehydrogenases by Moore, Stanley A, Baker, Heather M, Blythe, Treena J, Kitson, Kathryn E, Kitson, Trevor M, Baker, Edward N

“…Background: Enzymes of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family are required for the clearance of potentially toxic aldehydes, and are essential for the production of…”
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Synthesis of methyl 2- and 4-pyridyl disulfide from 2- and 4-thiopyridone and methyl methanethiosulfonate by Kitson, T M, Loomes, K M

“…In 1982, methyl 2-pyridyl disulfide was reported as a new reagent for the titration of thiol groups in peptides and proteins and for their temporary blocking…”
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Studies with Potential Reporter Group Reagents for Enzymes: 3,4-Dihydro-3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-6-Nitro-2H-1,3-Benzothiazin-2-Thione and 6-Nitrochromone—Hydrolysis and Interaction with Chymotrypsin by Kitson, Trevor M.

“…3,4-Dihydro-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-6-nitro-2H-1,3-benzothiazin-2-thione (II-HE), a cyclic dithiocarbamate, has the potential to react with an esterase to furnish…”
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The Oxidative Addition Reaction between Compounds of Resorufin (7-Hydroxy-3H-phenoxazin-3-one) and 2-Mercaptoethanol by Kitson, Trevor M.

“…2-Mercaptoethanol reacts with the methanesulphonate, the dimethylcarbamate, and the ethyl ether of resorufin (7-hydroxy-3H-phenoxazin-3-one) at 25°C and pH 7.4…”
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Studies of the esterase activity of cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase with resorufin acetate as substrate by Kitson, T M, Kitson, K E

“…Resorufin acetate is a very good substrate for sheep liver cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase, both from the point of view of practical spectrophotometry and in…”
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3,4-Dihydro-3,4,6-trimethyl-2H,8H-pyrano-[3,2g]-1,3-benzoxazin-2,8-dione, a Potential Fluorogenic Reporter Group Reagent for Esterases—Synthesis and Interaction with Chymotrypsin by Kitson, Trevor M., Freeman, Graham H.

“…The synthesis of a novel “reporter group” reagent—3,4-dihydro-3,4,6-trimethyl-2H,8H-pyrano-[3,2g]-1,3-benzoxazin-2,8-dione (DTPBD)—is described. This compound…”
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A comparison of nitrophenyl esters and lactones as substrates of cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase by Kitson, T M, Kitson, K E

“…1. p-Nitrophenyl (PNP) acetate and propionate show a burst of p-nitrophenoxide release when their hydrolysis is catalysed by sheep liver cytosolic aldehyde…”
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The action of cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase on resorufin acetate by Kitson, T M, Kitson, K E

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The effect of quercetin, a widely distributed flavonoid in food and drink, on cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase: a comparison with the effect of diethylstilboestrol by Kitson, Trevor M., Kitson, Kathryn E.

“…Quercetin is a flavonoid found in red wine and many other dietary sources. Observations concerning the state of ionisation and the stability of the compound…”
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Covalent Modification Reactions Involving Cytosolic Aldehyde Dehydrogenase and a Variety of Resorufin Derivatives by Kitson, Trevor M., Kitson, Kathryn E.

“…The bromoacetates of resorufin and ofp-nitrophenol act simultaneously as very rapidly hydrolyzed substrates and as potent irreversible inactivators of…”
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Covalent modification of sheep liver cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase by the oxidative addition of coloured phenoxazine, phenothiazine and phenazine derivatives by Kitson, T M, Kitson, K E, King, G J

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