Action of Nucleophilic Reagents on Hair Keratin

January 1981

E. Tolgyesi, Faye Fang

cystine bonds hair keratin nucleophilic reagents alkylamines amines with aromatic rings amino acids amine-thiol combinations dehydroalanine β-elimination lysinoalanine lanthionine β-(N-alkylamino)alanines

Studysummary This study found that the alkaline degradation process of hair keratin using nucleophilic reagents led to different proportions of reaction products compared to wool, particularly more lanthionine and lysinoalanine residues.

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