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Science 27 September 1963:
Vol. 141. no. 3587, pp. 1280 - 1281
DOI: 10.1126/science.141.3587.1280
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Thiamine: A Novel Conversion from Thiochrome

Gerald E. Risinger 1 and Patrick N. Parker 1

1 Department of Chemistry, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston

Reaction of thiochrome with with agr-chloropropionic acid yields thiamine and acetaldehyde. The reaction seems to proceed by way of a zwitterion intermediate that undergoes decarboxylation and hydrolysis. The biological significance of the reaction cannot yet be evaluated.

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