Cryptoregiochemistry refers to the site of initial oxidative attack in double bond formation by enzymes such as fatty acid desaturases.[1] This is a mechanistic parameter that is usually determined through the use of kinetic isotope effect experiments, based on the premise that the initial C-H bond cleavage step should be energetically more difficult and therefore more sensitive to isotopic substitution than the second C-H bond breaking step.
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edit- ^ Begley, Tadhg P. (2009-02-03). Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology, Volume 2. Wiley. pp. 3–6. ISBN 978-0-470-47018-3.
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