Mechanism of thyroid hormone biosynthesis. Enzymatic oxidative coupling of 3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01655-X

Both enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidative coupling of 3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine derivatives afforded a T₄ derivative and a C₃ fragment. The C₃ fragment is not dehydroalanine as was claimed by previous workers but rather it wa