Synthesis of erythro- and threo-γ-Hydroxy-L-ornithines

• Published in: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Vol. 53; no. 9; pp. 2605 - 2609
• Main Authors: Mizusaki, Koichi, Yamamoto, Hidefumi, Makisumi, Satoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Chemical Society of Japan 01.09.1980

γ-Hydroxy-DL-ornithine was obtained from an alkaline hydrolysate of 2,5-diamino-4-pentanolide synthesized according to the method of Talbot et al. The amino acid preparation was found to be a racemic mixture composed of 34% erythro and 66% threo isomers by a new chromatographic assay. This assay is...