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Reaction of acetaldehyde with 5-aminolevulinic acid via dihydropyrazine derivative
Toshinori Suzuki1, Naoki Yasuhara, Takashi Ueda
1School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University.
Abstract:
When a solution of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) was incubated with acetaldehyde at neutral pH, a product was generated. This product was identified as 3-ethylpyrazine-2,5-dipropanoic acid (ETPY). ETPY was stable at neutral pH. It has been reported that ALA dimerizes at neutral pH generating 3,6-dihydropyrazine-2,5-dipropanoic acid (DHPY), and subsequently resulting in pyrazine-2,5-dipropanoic acid (PY) by autoxidation. In the present reaction, DHPY generated from ALA reacted with acetaldehyde, resulting in ETPY. Preadministration of ALA 3 min prior to acetaldehyde injection supressed the toxicity of acetaldehyde in male mice. These results suggest that ALA may be useful as a scavenger for acetaldehyde.
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