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Diamine oxidase from pea seedlings (PDAO) catalyzes the oxidation of 2-methyl-1,4-diaminobutane in a regioselective fashion, whereas diamine oxidase from pig kidney (KDAO) shows no regioselectivity for the same reaction.
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(CDCl3, 200 MHz): 1.24 ppm (2′C−CH3); 2.70 ppm (2′C−H); 2.80 ppm and 3.30 ppm (1′CH2); 3.74 ppm and 4.32 ppm (3′CH2). Also the other tested chemicophysical properties (UV and IR) are in agreement with the structure of the mentioned compound.
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This work was supported by ‘Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione’. We thank Prof. A. Fiecchi and Prof. S. Ronchi for many helpful discussions.
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Santaniello, E., Manzocchi, A., Biondi, P.A. et al. Regioselectivity in the oxidative deamination of 2-methyl-1,4-diaminobutane catalyzed by diamine oxidases. Experientia 38, 782–784 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972268
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