The Chemical Mechanism of The Oxidative Deamination of Amino Acids by Catechol and PolYPHENOLASE
1950 ◽
Vol 3
(3)
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pp. 356
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Keyword(s):
The continuous deamination of certain amino acids by the system catecholpolyphenolasetakes place through intensely coloured intermediate compounds.These intermediates are formed by the combination of equimolecular proportionsof o-quinone with amino acids or secondary amines. They are presentedas structural homologues of adrenochrome or hallachrome and probably ofSzent-Gyorgyi's tyrin (1925).