Main Reaction: α,ε-Diketopimelic acid + NH3 >> 1,4-Dihydrodipicolinic acid

Reference: PubMed ID: 6441
Authors: Kimura K, Sasakawa T
Title: Pyridine-2, 6-dicarboxylic acid (dipicolinic acid) formation in Bacillus subtilis. II Non-enzymatic and enzymatic formations of dipicolinic acid from alpha, epsilon-diketopimelic acid and ammonia.
Published: 1975 Aug

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