The electrochemical behaviour of biliverdin and bilirubin on platinum electrodes in N, N-dimethylformamide has been investigated by means of voltammetric as well as controlled-potential electrolysis techniques. Bilirubin can be oxidized to biliverdin and the latter, in turn, to further oxidation products; conversely, biliverdin can be reduced to bilirubin, and the latter to further reduction products: however, the potential for the anodic oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin and that for the cathodic reduction of biliverdin to bilirubin are about 1.6 V apart from each other. The reduction of biliverdin to bilirubin is shown to be amenable to preparative electrochemistry.
Electrochemistry of the Biliverdin-Bilirubin System in N,N-Dimethylformamide / P. Longhi, P. Manitto, D. Monti, T. Mussini, S. Rondinini. - In: ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. - ISSN 0013-4686. - 26:4(1981), pp. 541-543.
Titolo: | Electrochemistry of the Biliverdin-Bilirubin System in N,N-Dimethylformamide |
Autori: | LONGHI, PAOLO (Primo) MANITTO, PAOLO MARIO (Secondo) MUSSINI, TORQUATO (Penultimo) RONDININI, SANDRA (Ultimo) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica Settore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organica |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1981 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0013-4686(81)87035-1 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |