Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 1992, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 301-304.

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A Study on Bilirubin Radical Cation Generated by One-Electron Oxidation

GUO Qing-xiang, YANG Li, LIU Bo, LIU You-cheng   

  1. National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000
  • Received:1992-04-21 Online:1992-08-24 Published:2011-09-09
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation;the State Education Commission of China

Abstract: Bilirubin (BR) is generally regarded as a toxic compound when accumulated at an abnormally high concentration in biological tissues, and in fact a normal adult man produces about 300 mg of BRa day.

Key words: Bilirubin, Electron transfer, Radical cation