Chemical synthesis of 4,5-dioxovaleric acid and its nonenzymatic transamination to 5-aminolevulinic acid

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DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81884-1

Chemical synthesis of 4,5-dioxovaleric acid and its nonenzymatic transamination to 5-aminolevulinic acid

Published 1979 · S. Beale, M. Gold, S. Granick

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4,5-dioxovaleric acid (DOVA) can be synthesized and nonenzymatically transaminated to 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) using glycine as an amino donor.

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