Radiation-induced transformations of threonine and its derivatives in aqueous solutions

Abstract

It was found that the presence of the α,β-aminoalcohol group in the molecules of the hydroxyl-containing amino acid threonine and its derivatives is responsible for their ability to undergo free-radical degradation with C-C bond cleavage. This degradation occurs by the fragmentation of the nitrogen- and carbon-centered radicals of the initial substances.