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peroxyformic acid

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ID 712874 Last modified 16.02.2015
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Domain chemical methodsorganic chemistry
peroksosipelghape preferred
performic acid preferred
  • a strong oxidizing agent, useful in protein chemistry for cleavage of any disulfide bond, R−S−S−R′, to the corresponding pair of sulfonic acid groups, R−SO3H + R′−SO3H, e.g. of a cystine residue to two cysteic‐acid residues
  • an organic peracid used in cleaving disulfide links in peptides by oxidizing cysteine and cystine to cysteic acid
peroksosipelghape preferred
persipelghape
performic acid preferred
Usage examples
  • Oxidation mixture (Performic acid — phenol): Mix 0,5 ml hydrogen peroxide (3.1) with 4,5 ml formic acid-phenol solution (3.19) in a small beaker. Incubate at 20-30 °C for 1 hour in order to form performic acid, then cool on an ice-water bath (15 min.) before adding to the sample.
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  • trivial name for „peroxyformic acid“
peroxyformic acid
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  • IUPAC name
acide performique
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