A new amino-acid amide in the groundnut plant (Arachis hypogaea): evidence of the occurrence of γ-methyleneglutamine and γ-methyleneglutamic acid
- 1 July 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 51 (4), 451-458
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0510451
Abstract
An unsaturated amino acid amide (gamma-methyleneglutamine) and the corresponding dicarboxylic amino-acid (gamma-methyleneglutamic acid) were isolated from vegetative material of peanut plants. The acid showed no optical activity as its Na salt in water. The new compounds appear to be normal metabolites of the plants, but the reduced forms were not detected in ethanolic extracts of fresh material. Evidence was obtained that a 3d unsaturated amino compound was present in the autolysed material.Keywords
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