The Ca2+ complexes of PQQ-2, 9-dimethyl ester and its iminoquinone derivative have been synthesised and the reactivity towards alcohols examined; the oxidising ability of the quinone is significantly enhanced by binding Ca2+ and NH3, both of which are essential for quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase activation.
S. Itoh, X. Huang, H. Kawakami, M. Komatsu, Y. Ohshiro and S. Fukuzumi, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 2077 DOI: 10.1039/C39950002077
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