Modifying effect of alcohols on the radiation transformations of serum albumin

The method of roentgenochemoluminescence was used to study the reactions of alcohol radicals with tryptophanyl residues of protein. These radicals exhibited a high reactivity. In a series of alcohol radicals and 3-oxy-pyridine derivatives, a positive correlation was revealed between the rate of the reaction of radicals with the macromolecule and the hydrophobic character of free radicals.