Title: Kinetics of metal ion- and pyridoxal-catalyzed transamination and dephosphonylation of 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid
Abstract: Transamination and dephosphonylation reactions of the Schiff bases of pyridoxal(PL) with aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMP), 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid (2-AEP), and 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (APP) were studied in the absence and in the presence of Al(III), Zn(II), and Cu(II) ions. Transamination does not occur at measureable rates for the Schiff bases of AMP- and 2-AEP, and for their metal chelates. In the case of APP Schiff bases extensive transamination followed by dephosphonylation were found to occur as successive reactions. The ketimine reaction intermediate was not formed in sufficient concentration to be detected. The formation of alanine as the final product indicates that ketimine to aldimine conversion follows the dephosphonylation step. Since the molar amount of inorganic phosphate produced is considerably greater than that of pyridoxal present, the reaction may be considered to be the conversion of APP to alanine and phosphate with pyridoxal and metal ions as catalysts. The relative catalytic activities of the metal ions is AI(III) > Cu(II) > Zn(II). A proposed mechanism for β-dephosphonylation is compared with the generally accepted mechanism of pyridoxal and metal ion-catalyzed β-decarboxylation.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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