Chemistry of ultrasound. Part IV. Effects of ultrasound on some amino-acids
Abstract
Nine amino-acids (glycine, alanine, glutamic acid, glutamine, phenylalanine, histidine, methionine, cysteine, and cystine), together with imidazole as a control, were irradiated at 800 kHz in dilute aqueous solution. The nature of the products has been established and mechanisms accounting for their formation are suggested.