1,1'-ETHYLIDENEBIS(L-TRYPTOPHAN), STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF CONTAMINANT-97 - IMPLICATED IN THE EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA-SYNDROME (EMS)

被引:56
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作者
SMITH, MJ
MAZZOLA, EP
FARRELL, TJ
SPHON, JA
PAGE, SW
ASHLEY, D
SIRIMANNE, SR
HILL, RH
NEEDHAM, LL
机构
[1] US FDA, CTR FOOD SAFETY & APPL NUTR, FOOD FORMULAT BRANCH, WASHINGTON, DC 20204 USA
[2] CTR DIS CONTROL, CTR ENVIRONM HLTH & INJURY CONTROL, TOXICOL BRANCH, ATLANTA, GA 30333 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74469-8
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The condensation of tryptophan and acetaldehyde affords a bisindolylaminal of tryptophan which is indistinguishable from contaminant "97". The formation and decomposition of aminals is addressed in light of epidemiological evidence linking them to a recent outbreak of EMS.
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页码:991 / 994
页数:4
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