Kinetic Studies on the Reaction of α, β-Unsaturated Aldehyde with the Amino Group of Glycine

Abstract
.alpha.,.beta.-Unsaturated aldehydes are formed by the aldol condensation reaction and lipid oxidation in various foods. The present investigation was undertaken to elucidate the initial reaction mechanism of crotonaldehyde (CA) or 2-methyl-2-pentenal (MP) with the amino group of glycine (Gly). The results are interpreted by assuming that the initial reaction of the CA-Gly system consists of competitive and/or consecutive pseudo first-order reactions.