Abstract
Using highly purified ornithine decarboxylase isolated from androgen-treated mice, [1R-2H]putrescine was generated by the decarboxylation of l-ornithine in D2O, and [1S-2H]putrescine was generated from [2-2H]ornithine by carrying out the decarboxylation in H2O. Chirality of the putrescines was then determined from the 200-MHz 1H NMR spectra of their bis-camphanamides in the presence of Eu(fod)3. These results demonstrated that decarboxylation had taken place with retention of configuration.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 252-258 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1984 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry