ACIDIC Nα-ACYLARGININE DERIVATIVES IN ARGININE-ACCUMUTATING PLANT TISSUES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80076-X

Two new acidic N^α-acylarginine derivatives were isolated from arginin-accumulating plant tissues.The first, N^α-(2-hydroxy-2-carboxymethylsuccinyl)-L-arginine, was isolated from bulbs of Lilium maximowiczii, whilst the second, N^α-(2-hydroxysuccinyl)arginine, was obtained from tubers of Smilax china and seeds of Vicia faba.No acidic N^α-acylarginine derivatives was detected, however, in roots of Rumex obtusifolius which contained fairly large amounts of arginine and malonic acid.Key Wors Index: Lilium maximowiczii; Smilax china; Vicia faba; Rumex obtusifolius;Liliaceae; Leguminosae; Polygonacea; acylarginine derivatives; N^α-(2-hydroxy-2-carboxymethylsuccinyl)-L-arginine; N^α-(2-hydroxysuccinyl)arginine