Studies of the pathway of HCN formation from glycine in a psychrophilic basidiomycete
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany
- Vol. 55 (15) , 2065-2069
- https://doi.org/10.1139/b77-232
Abstract
Eleven [14C]-labeled amino acids were tested for their ability to serve as precursors of HCN in cultures of a psychrophilic basidiomycete. Only glycine and, to a much lesser degree, L-serine and L-aspartic acid were effective. By using [2-14C, 15N]glycine, it was demonstrated that the C–N bond remains intact during the conversion to HCN. No evidence was obtained for the participation of N-hydroxyglycine or glyoxylic acid oxime as intermediates in the pathway of HCN formation.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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