NIH shift

NIH shift

The mechanism of a step in the catabolism of tyrosine, named for the National Institutes of Health, where it was described. The sequence of events by which p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase forms homogentisic acid involves a-oxidative decarboxylation to form a peroxyacid, epoxidation of the aromatic ring by the peroxyacid, and migration of the side chain to the site on the ring adjacent to its original position.

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