142 K. BAHADUR 



CH2— CH2 CH2— CH2 



NCHCOOH ^ I ^HCOOH + HîO (15) 



H2OH NH2 CHo— NH 



(Proline) 



Aspartic acid 

 CHOCH2CH(NH2)COOH is formed as suggested in the reaction (11). 



CHOCH2CH(NH2)COOH -r O ^ COOHCH2CH(NH2)COOH (16) 



(Aspartic acid) 



Glutamic acid 

 CHOCH.,CH2CH(NH2)COOH is formed as described in the reaction (13). 

 CHOCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH + O ?^ COOHCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH (17) 



(Glutamic acid) 



Hydroxy glutamic acid 

 Glycine is formed as described in the reaction (7). 



CH2O + CH2(NH2)COOH ^ CHOCH(NH2)COOH + H20 (18) 



CH2O + CHOCH(NH2)COOH ^ CHOCH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH (19) 



CHOCH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH + zU ^ OH CH2CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH (20) 



CH2O + OH CH2CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH ^ CHOCH2CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH (21) 



CHOCH2CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH + O ^ COOHCH2CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH (22) 



(Hydroxyglutamic acid) 



Lysine 



OHCH2-CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH is formed as described in the reaction 



(14). 



CH2O + OHCH2CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH ^ 

 CHOCH2CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH + H2O (23) 



NH3 + CHO(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH ^ 

 NH - CHCH2CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH + H2O (24) 



2H + NH = CHCH2CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH ^^ 



NH2 ■ CH2 • CH2 • CH2 • CH2CH(NH2)COOH (25) 



(Lysine) 



Ornithine and arginine 



NH3 + H2O ^ NH4OH (26) 



CO2 + H2O ^ H2C03 (27) 



H2CO3 4 2NH4OH ^ (NH4)2C03 + H2O (28) 



(NH4)2C03 ^ 2NH2+ -f- CO" + 2H2O (29) 



2NH2+ + CO" ^ CO(NH2)2 (30) 



CHOCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH is formed as described in the reaction (13). 



NH., i CHOCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH v 

 NH =- CHCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH + H2O (31) 



2H + NH = CHCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH ^ NH2(CH2)3CH(NH2)(COOH) (32) 



(Ornithine) 



NH2— CO + HNH(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH ^^ 



I 

 NH2 



NH2— C— NH(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH + H20 



II 



NH (33^ 



(Arginine) 



