F. Ikegami et al., BIOSYNTHESIS IN-VITRO OF 2-(3-AMINO-3-CARBOXYPROPYL)-ISOXAZOLIN-5-ONE, THE NEUROTOXIC AMINO-ACID IN LATHYRUS-ODORATUS, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 16(7), 1993, pp. 732-734
2-(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)-isoxazolin-5-one (ACI), a neurotoxic amino
acid from Lathyrus odoratus, was confirmed to be derived enzymaticall
y from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) and isoxazolin-5-one. Some proper
ties of an enzyme in the biosynthesis of ACI are described.