In 1976,Journal of Food Science included an article by Chu, N. T.; Clydesdale, F. M.. Computed Properties of C13H12N2O4. The article was titled 《Reactions between amino acids and organic acids: reaction of tryptophan and pyruvic acid》. The information in the text is summarized as follows:
Pyruvic acid reacted with tryptophan, to give yellow products. Four compounds were isolated: 3 were identified as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroharman-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, an isomer of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroharman-1,3-dicarboxylic acid and harman. The compound not fully identified, was a yellow polymer. The ratio of pyruvic acid to tryptophan used in this reaction was approx. 1.6:1. The reaction proceeded via a 1:1 mol. reaction between tryptophan and pyruvic acid to form 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroharman-1,3-dicarboxylic acid and its yellow isomer followed by the formation of a yellow polymer produced by the interaction of the yellow isomer of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroharman-1,3-dicarboxylic acid and pyruvic acid. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,3-dicarboxylic acid(cas: 59132-30-8Computed Properties of C13H12N2O4)
2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,3-dicarboxylic acid(cas: 59132-30-8) belongs to indole.The indole subunit is an almost ubiquitous component of biologically active natural products, and its study has been the focus of research for decades.Computed Properties of C13H12N2O4They are capable of binding to a variety of receptors with high affinity and thus have applications in a wide range of therapeutic areas.
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Indole alkaloid derivatives as building blocks of natural products from Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus velezensis and their antibacterial and antifungal activity study,
Preparation of Indole Containing Building Blocks for the Regiospecific Construction of Indole Appended Pyrazoles and Pyrroles