90 H. HALVORSON et al. 



TABLE IV 



COMPARISON OF L- ALANINE ANALOGS AS GERMINATING AGENTS AND SUBSTRATE 



OF L-ALANINE DEHYDROGENASE 



(Experimental procedure was the same as that for Table III) 



Substitution on the % Rate of L-alanine 



a-carbon Substrate Germination 



H 

 HOOC— C— CH2— NH2 65 



H 



H 

 HOOC— C— CH— CH3 75 



H NH2 



CH3 

 HOOC— C— CH2— NH2 65 



H 



H 

 HOOC— C— CH2— CH2— NH2 50 



H 



