A novel photocatalytic conversion of Tryptophan to Kynurenine using black light as a light source

M.S. Hamdy Mohamed Saad; E.L. Scott; R.H. Carr; J.P.M. Sanders

doi:10.1007/s10562-012-0775-7

A novel photocatalytic conversion of Tryptophan to Kynurenine using black light as a light source

M.S. Hamdy Mohamed Saad, E.L. Scott, R.H. Carr, J.P.M. Sanders

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The photocatalytic conversion of an aqueous solution of l-tryptophan (Trp) to kynurenine (KN) was investigated under the illumination of different light sources. Results show that Trp converted to KN with a selectivity of 64% under the illumination of a medium pressure (MP) Hg lamp. KN selectivity was increased to >90% when black light (BL) was used a light source. The novel use of BL in the photocatalytic conversion of Trp to KN significantly reduces the energy consumption compared with MP light

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	338-344
Journal	Catalysis Letters
Volume	142
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-012-0775-7
Publication status	Published - 2012

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amino-acids
human lens
photooxidation products
wool proteins
photochemistry
constituents
degradation
ozone
mass

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A novel photocatalytic conversion of Tryptophan to Kynurenine using black light as a light source

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