5,6-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-4H-pyridones - A new maillard products from 6-O-substituted hexoses and primary amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80882-6

From reaction mixtures of n-propylamine and 6-O-substituted hexoses 1 (glucose-6-phosphate, isomaltose, 6-O-benzylgalactose) a previously unknown Maillard product, the 5,6-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-1-n-propyl-4H-pyridone (7a) was isolated in yields up to 20%.