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Proteins form monosubstituted 1,4-benzoquinone derivatives with an excess of reagent via uniformly coloured charge transfer complexes. Some properties of these compounds are reported.
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Dedicated to Prof. J. Kühnau in commemoration of his 75th birthday.
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Lorentz, K. On the nature of protein benzoquinone complexes. Experientia 32, 1502–1503 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924417
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