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The '''Strecker degradation''' is a chemical reaction which converts an α-[[amino acid]] into an [[aldehyde]] by an [[imine]] intermediate. It is named after [[Adolph Strecker]], a German chemist.
The '''Strecker degradation''' is a chemical reaction which converts an α-[[amino acid]] into an [[aldehyde]] by an [[imine]] intermediate. It is named after [[Adolph Strecker]], a German chemist.

[[File:Strecker Degredation.svg]]
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite journal | title = Notiz über eine eigenthümliche Oxydation durch Alloxan | pages = 363–365 | doi = 10.1002/jlac.18621230312 | first = A | last = Strecker | journal =Annalen der Chemie | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | year =1862}}
*{{cite journal | title = Notiz über eine eigenthümliche Oxydation durch Alloxan | pages = 363–365 | doi = 10.1002/jlac.18621230312 | first = A | last = Strecker | journal =Annalen der Chemie | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | year =1862}}

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The Strecker degradation is a chemical reaction which converts an α-amino acid into an aldehyde by an imine intermediate. It is named after Adolph Strecker, a German chemist.

File:Strecker Degredation.svg:450px

References

  • Strecker, A (1862). "Notiz über eine eigenthümliche Oxydation durch Alloxan". Annalen der Chemie. 123 (2): 363–365. doi:10.1002/jlac.18621230312.
  • Schonberg, Alexander (1952). "The Strecker Degradation of α-Amino Acids". Chem. Rev. 50 (2): 261–277. doi:10.1021/cr60156a002. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)