A two-parameter deformation of the universal enveloping algebra ofsl(3, C)

Starting from a certain multi-parameter matrix that satisfies the quantum Yang-Baxter equation, a two-parameter deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of the simple Lie algebrasl(3, C) is derived. It is shown that this has same product relations and antipode as the standard one-parameter deformationU _q(sl(3, C)) but has a different coproduct. It is also shown that there exists a Hopf algebra whose product relations are merely the commutation relations ofsl(3, C) itself, but whose coproduct is different from the usual one for the universal enveloping algebra ofsl(3, C).