In the oxidation of the title compounds, 5-ethyl-4a-hydroperoxy-3-methyl-lumiflavin (4a-FlEt-OOH), was found to be an electrophilic oxidant similar to m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. However, the stereoselectivity of the oxidation of cyclic sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides by 4a-FlEt-OOH was less pronounced than that of the oxygenation with flavin-containing monooxygenase.
在标题化合物的氧化中,发现5-乙基-4a-氢过氧-3-甲基-
荧光黄素(4a-FlEt-OOH)是类似于
间氯过氧苯甲酸的亲电子氧化剂。然而,通过4a-FlEt-OOH将环状
硫化物氧化成相应的亚砜的立体选择性不如用含黄素的单加氧酶氧化的立体选择性强。