Contribution a l'électrochimie des thiols et disulfures : Partie I. Cystéine et cystine

A study of the electrochemical characteristics of cysteine and cystine was carried out by d.c., a.c. and differential pulse polarography. Up to three waves were observed depending on the concentration and pH. The waves of the two amino acids could be separated in a borate buffer of pH 9.2. Differential pulse polarography made it possible to determine as little 0.12 mg of cysteine and 0.24 mg of cystine per litre.     

The alkaloids from the fruits of the plant Daphniphyllaceae

Six alkaloids have been isolated from the fruits of the plant Daphniphyllaceae. Two of them are new alkaloids, namely methyl homodaphniphyllate (1) and daphnilactone-B (2). The structure of the former was deduced by chemical transformation from daphniphylline (3). The structure of daphnilactone-B was estimated by the exhaustive spectral analysis as well as by chemical evidences, and finally determined by an X-ray crystallographic analysis of the free base.     

Preparation of trimethylsilyl derivatives of amino acids and peptides for peptide synthesis

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Reduction of ketones with secondary alcohols,catalyzed by triphenylphosphine complexes of ruthenium and rhodium

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