Novel reaction of cysteine with phenolic amino-acids in hydrobromic acid: reversible formation of 3-cystein-S-yltyrosine and cystein-S-yldopas
Abstract
Cystine reacts reversibly with tyrosine and dopa in hydrobromic acid to give 3-cystein-S-yltyrosine (6) and cystein-S-yldopas (3)–(5) in an electrophilic reaction involving HO2CCH(NH2)CH2S+, the sulphenyl ion from cysteine.