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What does the reactive oxygen of Flavin‐4α‐hydroperoxide attack during oxidation?
What does the reactive oxygen of Flavin‐4α‐hydroperoxide attack during oxidation?
- Hydrogen peroxide intermediate
- A lone electron pair on a heteroatom such as Nitrogen or Sulfur (correct)
- A typical C‐H bond
- Enz‐FAD‐OH
What do steps 2 to 5 in the graph represent?
What do steps 2 to 5 in the graph represent?
- Formation of Enz‐FAD‐OH from Enz‐FAD‐OOH
- Activation of hydroperoxide
- Regeneration of Enz‐FAD‐OOH from Enz‐FAD‐OH (correct)
- Oxidation of the substrate
What does FMO use as a nucleophilic displacement mechanism?
What does FMO use as a nucleophilic displacement mechanism?
- Hydrogen peroxide intermediate
- Reactive oxygen of Flavin‐4α‐hydroperoxide (correct)
- Dioxygen
- Enz‐FAD‐OH
What is the state of FMO within the cell when it is ready to oxidize the substrate?
What is the state of FMO within the cell when it is ready to oxidize the substrate?
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Which nitrogen functional groups are oxidized to form stable amine oxides?
Which nitrogen functional groups are oxidized to form stable amine oxides?
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What do secondary acyclic & cyclic amines oxidize to?
What do secondary acyclic & cyclic amines oxidize to?
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Which nitrogen functional groups are not mentioned as being oxidized by FMO?
Which nitrogen functional groups are not mentioned as being oxidized by FMO?
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