Re: Reactions of urea - references wanted

Jelle Lahnstein (jlahnste@waite.adelaide.edu.au)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 09:33:46 +0930 (CST)

> It seems to be widely accepted that urea can modify proteins,
> particularly if the urea is old or has been heated. I have been unable
> to find any references to how this takes place.

"Reactions of cyanate present in aqueous urea with amino acids and proteins"
G.R. Stark, W.H. Stein, S. Moore, J. Biol. Chem.,(1960),
vol 235(11),3177-3181

Jelle

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