Thioglycolic Acid → Ninhydrin

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In a manner analogous to that mentioned above, L-methionine, γ-chloro-α-amino butyric acid, and γ-methoxy-α-amino butyric acid were contacted each with thiocysteine, γ-cresol, thioacetic acid, thioglycolic acid and thiolactic acid. Rf of the ninhydrin positive spot of the compounds produced were different from L-methionine, γ-chloro-α-amino butyric acid, and γ-methoxy-α-amino butyric acid, and thus new amino acids were produced.

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