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HRID 374559Generated: October 26, 2026

D-Tryptophan → Picolinic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantD-TryptophanHCID 9060—
Reactant3-(3-Pyridyl)-D-alanineHCID 1268144—
ReactantD-3-(2-Naphthyl)alanineHCID 2733661—
ReactantHCID 178419017HCID 178419017—
ProductPicolinic acidHCID 1018—

Reaction Steps

D-PicLys was substituted by D-3Pal, D-Trp, D-PzcLys, D-2-Nal and D-NicLys. Peptides 7 and 10 with D-3-Pal and D-2-Nal, respectively, were inactive at 0.25 μg. D-Trp is neutral and D-PzcLys is less basic than D-PicLys. These amino acids might be a good choice for lowering histamine release. Analog 11 with D-NicLys showed 67% AOA/0.25 μg which confirms past results that picolinic acid is superior to nicotinic acid for acylation of lysine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05480969
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_01
ORD IDord-da29337fc6644ac597eaa5cc00ae9660
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_01