Stizolobic acid explained

Stizolobic acid is an amino acid found in the sap epicotyl tips of etiolated seedlings of Stizolobium hassjoo.[1]

Biosynthesis

Stizolobium hassjoo catalyzes the conversion of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine into stizolobinic acid, alpha-amino-6-carboxy-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-propionic acid, and stizolobic acid, alpha-amino-6-carboxy-2-oxo-2H-pyran-4-propionic acid, in the presence of NADP+ or NAD+ under aerobic conditions.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1038/1831116a0 . Stizolobic Acid: a New Amino-Acid in Stizolobium hassjoo . 1959 . Hattori . S. . Komamine . A. . Nature . 183 . 4668 . 1116. 1959Natur.183.1116H . 4219696 .