Choughuley A S, Subbaraman A S, Kazi Z A, Chadha M S
Orig Life. 1975 Oct;6(4):527-35. doi: 10.1007/BF00928900.
It has been observed that beta-hydroxy-alpha-amino acids are transformed into other amino acids, when heated in dilute solutions with phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid or their ammonium salts. It has been shown that as in the case of previously reported glycine-aldehyde reactions, glycine also reacts with acetone to give beta-hydroxyvaline under prebiologically feasible conditions. It is suggested, therefore, that the formation of beta-hydroxy-alpha-amino acids and their transformation to other amino acids may have been a pathway for the synthesis of amino acids under primitive earth conditions.
据观察,β-羟基-α-氨基酸在与亚磷酸、磷酸或它们的铵盐的稀溶液中加热时会转化为其他氨基酸。研究表明,如同先前报道的甘氨酸与醛的反应一样,在生命起源前可行的条件下,甘氨酸也会与丙酮反应生成β-羟基缬氨酸。因此,有人提出,β-羟基-α-氨基酸的形成及其向其他氨基酸的转化可能是原始地球条件下氨基酸合成的一条途径。