2-Amino-5-(N-ethylcarboxamido)-pentanoic Acid from Green Tea Leaves

Mohammad Afzal; Noha Al-Sweedan; Lilian A. Massih; K. Takahashi; S. Shibata

doi:10.1055/s-2006-962641

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Planta Med 1987; 53(1): 109-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962641

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2-Amino-5-(N-ethylcarboxamido)-pentanoic Acid from Green Tea Leaves

Mohammad Afzal¹ , Noha Al-Sweedan¹ , Lilian A. Massih¹ , K. Takahashi² , S. Shibata²

¹Department of Biochemistry, Kuwait University, Faculty of Science, Kuwait.
²Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Meiji College of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan.

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1986

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

2-Amino-5-(N-ethylcarboxamido)-pentanoic acid has been isolated from green tea leaves (Thea sinesis). It has been identified from its extensive spectroscopic data. Acid hydrolysis of the compound gave ethylamine and 2-aminoadipic acid.