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Reaction of Coenzyme PQQ with Amino Acids. Oxidative Decarboxylation, Oxidative Dealdolation (Cα-Cβ Fission) and Oxazolopyrroloquinoline (OPQ) Formation
Itoh, Shinobu,Mure, Minae,Suzuki, Atsuko,Murao, Hiroshi,Ohshiro, Yoshiki
, p. 1245 - 1251 (2007/10/02)
The reactions of coenzyme PQQ (pyrroloquinolinequinone) and several amino acids have been investigated in vitro.PQQ catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of α-amino acids to afford the corresponding aldehydes under aerobic conditions.During the catalyti