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Indole-3-pyruvic acid → Monatin
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Indole-3-pyruvic acid | HCID 803 | — |
| Reactant | L-Alanine | HCID 5950 | — |
| Product | Monatin | HCID 9860847 | — |
Reaction Steps
The addition of alanine to indole-3-pyruvic acid produces monatin, and this reaction can be performed synthetically with a Grignard or organolithium reagent.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US07572607B2 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-2009_08 |
| ORD ID | ord-4f508c81685841bd8cdd180944aab8a9 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-2009_08 |