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Enantioselective Synthesis of the Hydroxy‐Analogues of D ‐and L ‐Methionine
Author(s) -
Kleemann Axel,
Lehmann Bernd,
Martens Jürgen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197907971
Subject(s) - methionine , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , stereochemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , catalysis
D,L ‐Methionine with OH in place of the NH 2 group (“hydroxy‐analogue of methionine”) D,L ‐ (1) is employed in the form of its calcium salt as an animal feed additive. The first synthesis of D ‐ (1) and L ‐ (1) now permits separate assessment of the nutritional value of the two enanetiomers.