5-AMINO-6-HYDROXY-3,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROPYRAN-2-ONE (HAT) - A STABLE, CYCLIC FORM OF GLUTAMATE 1-SEMIALDEHYDE, THE NATURAL PRECURSOR FOR TETRAPYRROLES

被引:3
作者
JORDAN, PM
CHEUNG, KM
SHARMA, RP
WARREN, MJ
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[1] School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, E1 4NS, Mile End Road
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10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77521-6
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Glutamate 1-semialdehyde is shown to exist in a cyclic form, 5-amino-6-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyran-2-one (HAT), which explains its unexpectedly high stability for an alpha-aminoaldehyde. It is proposed that the cyclic form is the actual intermediate in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles.
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页码:1177 / 1180
页数:4
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