In Biochemistry
Common biosynthetic oxidative decarboxylations of amino acids to amines are:
- tryptophan to tryptamine
- phenylalanine to phenylethylamine
- tyrosine to tyramine
- histidine to histamine
- serine to ethanolamine
- glutamic acid to GABA
- lysine to cadaverine
- arginine to agmatine
- ornithine to putrescine
- 5-HTP to serotonin
- L-DOPA to dopamine
Other decarboxylation reactions from the citric acid cycle include:
- pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
- oxalosuccinate to α-ketoglutarate
- α-ketoglutarate to succinyl-CoA.
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