Detection of New 3,4-Dimethylpyrrole Derivatives upon the Incubation of Exogenous Amines with Extract of Onion (Allium cepa) and Crude Alliinase from Garlic (A. sativum)

Abstract

Seven new N-substituted 3,4-dimethylpyrroles were obtained in situ through the reaction of an amine ((L)-phenylalanine, (L)-tryptophan, (L)-leucine, (L)-methionine, 1-phenethylamine, aniline or dodecylamine) and a mixture of unstable sulfur-containing compounds derived from the reaction of amino acids in Allium cepa and plant enzyme alliinase. In addition, a plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of N-substituted 3,4-dimethylpyrroles was displayed.