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HRID 440164Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzaldehyde → 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzaldehydeHCID 240—
ReactantKynurenineHCID 161166—
Product2-Amino-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acidHCID 11997564—

Reaction Steps

The aldol reaction of L-kynurenine and benzaldehyde catalyzed by kynureninase was found to proceed to give predominantly (80%) the (αS, γR) diastereomer of α-amino-γ-hydroxybenzenebutanoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05516936
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_05
ORD IDord-4b585bc51312416b92fcef5a1f124172
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_05