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Process research and development of L-alanyl-L-glutamine, a component of parenteral nutrition
Sano, Takahiro,Sugaya, Toru,Inoue, Kunimi,Mizutaki, Sho-Ichi,Ono, Yasuyuki,Kasai, Masaji
, p. 147 - 152 (2000)
A large-scale manufacturing method of L-alanyl-L-glutamine used for a component of parenteral nutrition has been studied. The method consisted of a reaction of D-2-chloro- or D-2-bromopropionic acid with thionyl chloride and Schotten-Baumann reaction with L-glutamine followed by ammonolysis reaction. The intermediate D-2-chloropropionyl-L-glutamine was found to be more stable than its bromo analogue. In the ammonolysis reaction, the former intermediate needed a higher reaction temperature, but the by-products produced had little effect on the quality of the final product. The structures of the by-products were conjectured mainly by mass spectrometry and they were removed by anion resin treatment and recrystallization.
Recovery of ammonia in the dipeptide manufacturing processes
Kato, Satoshi,Sano, Takahiro,Sugaya, Toru
, p. 132 - 135 (2013/09/07)
An example of an improvement in recovering ammonia in a dipeptide manufacturing process is described. The synthetic method, which makes use of the ammonolysis reaction, has been studied and found to produce dipeptides of satisfactory quality in high yield on a large scale. However, the treatment of unreacted ammonia in the ammonolysis reaction caused a reduction in the productivity and increased the production cost during actual manufacture. Therefore, a method to recover the unreacted ammonia has been investigated through simulations and trial runs using model solutions. Consequently, the modified process provided an improvement in the productivity and cost savings. In addition, the recovered ammonia could possibly be used for recycling. It was verified in a lab experiment that the reused ammonia did not lower the quality of the dipeptide.