Biochemistry of Amino Acids - A. Meister 1961

General Biochemistry and Physiology of Amino Acid Metabolism
Decarboxylation of Amino Acids
Introduction

Many years ago, it was established that some amines are among the products formed during bacterial growth. For instance, putrescine, cadaverine, tyramine, and y-aminobutyric acid were isolated from the growth products of Bacteria on media containing Ornithine, Lysine, Tyrosine, or glutamic acid, respectively [192—195]. Further research demonstrated that specific Enzymes present in certain animal and plant Tissues, as well as in microorganisms, catalyze the Decarboxylation of amino Acids According to the equation:

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It is now established that many Amino Acids undergo enzymatic decarboxylation, and some of the specific Decarboxylases have been obtained in purified form [196—199].



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