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Versatility of the pyridoxal phosphate Schiff base (aldimine) in amino acid reactions

Versatility of the pyridoxal phosphate Schiff base (aldimine) in amino acid reactions
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All three substituents at the a-carbon of the amino acid moiety can be labilized:

R-group leads to retro-aldol cleavage.
Carboxyl group leads to decarboxylation.
Hydrogen leads to racemization or transamination.

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