Electrochemical synthesis of amino acids by reductive amination of keto acids. II. Reduction at platinum black and palladium black electrodes

1978 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
EA Jeffery ◽  
O Johansen ◽  
A Meisters

2-Amino-2-phenylacetic acid, monoammonium glutamate, 2-aminobutyric acid, α-alanine and ammonium 5-amino-5-phenylvalerate have been prepared by electrochemical reductive amination of the corresponding keto acids (or their sodium salts) in aqueous ammonia. Platinum black, platinum black/Teflon composite on tantalum gauze and palladium black were used as electrodes. The yields ranged from 40% for α-alanine and ammonium 5-amino-5-phenylvalerate to 83% for 2-amino-2-phenylacetic acid, at ammonia concentrations from 4.7 to 15.5 M. The corresponding reduction potentials were all between -0.82 and -0.90 V relative to a saturated calomel electrode. Decreasing the ammonia concentration decreased both the yield and the current efficiency for reductive amination of 2-oxo-2-phenylacetic acid. ��� 2,5-Diphenylimidazol-4-ol was prepared and isolated from a concentrated solution of 2-oxo-2-phenylacetic acid in strong ammonia. Small amounts of this compound probably cause the yellow coloration observed during electrolysis of 2-oxo-2-phenylacetic acid.

1978 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
EA Jeffery ◽  
A Meisters

Racemic 2-amino-2-phenylacetic acid, monoammonium glutamate, 2-aminobutyric acid, α-alanine and ammonium 5-amino-5-phenylvalerate have been prepared by electrochemical reductive amination of the corresponding keto acids in aqueous ammonia/ammonium chloride solution at a mercury electrode. The yields ranged from 24% for ammonium 5-amino-5-phenylvalerate to 88% for 2-amino-2-phenylacetic acid. The current efficiency and yield of 2-amino-2-phenylacetic acid from reductive amination of 2-oxo-2-phenylacetic acid increased with increase in ammonia concentration. Also, decreasing the reduction potential from -1.10 to -1.30 V (with respect to a saturated calomel electrode) in 2 M ammonia raised the initial current density from c. 2 mA/cm2 to c. 7 mA/cm2 but halved the yield of 2-amino-2-phenylacetic acid.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
pp. 4994-5002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinkuan Cheng ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Jinhui Feng ◽  
Qiaqing Wu ◽  
Dunming Zhu

Structure-guided reshaping the substrate-binding pocket of ameso-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase (StDAPDH) led to a mutant W121L/H227I, which catalyzed the enantioselective reductive amination of some sterically bulky 2-keto acids.


2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1235-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Xu ◽  
S. C. Ng ◽  
H. S. O. Chan

Three novel regioregular polymers substituted with electron-donating or -withdrawing groups, poly[1,4-bis(3-X-2,5-thienylene)phenylene-alt-2,5-dioctyl-1,4-phenylene] [PBT(X), X = OMe, H, CN], were synthesized and characterized. They are highly fluorescent, but the absorption wavelength of PBT(CN) and PBT(OMe) are shifted toward the blue and red regions, respectively, with reference to PBT(H). The onset reduction potential of PBT(CN) is –1.11 V versus SCE (saturated calomel electrode), which is higher than that of the cyano derivative of poly(phenylene vinylene), indicating it be a good candidate as electron transport layer. The onset oxidation and reduction potentials of PBT(OMe) (0.96 and –1.28 V versus SCE respectively) suggest it would perform well as emissive layer in light-emitting display applications.


1898 ◽  
Vol 62 (379-387) ◽  
pp. 290-293 ◽  

During their investigations on the nature of the occlusion of gases by finely divided metals, and in particular on the occlusion of hydrogen and oxygen by platinum black, the authors have had occasion to examine the behaviour of palladium to these gases. The palladium was employed in three states of aggregation, viz., in the form of ( a ) black, ( b ) sponge, and ( c ) foil. Palladium black, prepared in the same way as platinum black, contains 1·65 per cent, of oxygen, or, taking the density of palladium black as 12·0, 138 volumes of oxygen.


1986 ◽  
Vol 234 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Yudkoff ◽  
I Nissim ◽  
K Hummeler ◽  
M Medow ◽  
D Pleasure

The metabolism of 0.25 mM-[15N]glutamic acid in cultured astrocytes was studied with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Almost all 15N was found as [2-15N]glutamine, [2-15N]glutamine, [5-15N]glutamine and [15N]alanine after 210 min of incubation. Some incorporation of 15N into aspartate and the 6-amino position of the adenine nucleotides also was observed, the latter reflecting activity of the purine nucleotide cycle. After the addition of [15N]glutamate the ammonia concentration in the medium declined, but the intracellular ATP concentration was unchanged despite concomitant ATP consumption in the glutamine synthetase reaction. Some potential sources of glutamate nitrogen were identified by incubating the astrocytes for 24 h with [5-15N]glutamine, [2-15N]glutamine or [15N]alanine. Significant labelling of glutamate was noted with addition of glutamine labelled on either the amino or the amide moiety, reflecting both glutaminase activity and reductive amination of 2-oxoglutarate in the glutamate dehydrogenase reaction. Alanine nitrogen also is an important source of glutamate nitrogen in this system.


2012 ◽  
pp. 1165-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Hummel ◽  
Harald Gröger

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 2707-2713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongjie Shi ◽  
Xuefeng Tan ◽  
Shuang Gao ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Jingxin Wang ◽  
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