STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF AVENIC ACID B, A NEW AMINO ACID POSSESSING AN IRON CHELATING ACTIVITY

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.1215

A new amino acid derivative possessing an iron chelating activity was isolated from an ethanol extract from the roots of Avena sativa.The structure of this compound, avenic acid B, has been determined as 2(S),3'(S)-N-(3-hydroxy-3-carboxypropyl)-homoserine (1) on the basis of nmr analysis and by chemical synthesis.