The importance of Strecker degradation lies in its ability to produce Strecker aldehydes and 2-aminocarbonyl compounds, both are critical intermediates in the generation of aromas during Maillard reaction, however, they can also be formed independently of the pathways established for Strecker degradation. Strecker aldehyde can be formed directly either from free amino acids or from Amadori prod...

A general method for the one-pot, three-component Strecker reaction of ketones was developed using Brønsted acids as organocatalysts. A series of alpha-aminonitriles were obtained in good to excellent yields (79-99%). A preliminary extension to a catalytic enantioselective three-component Strecker reaction of ketones (up to 40% ee) is also described.

The Strecker-type degradation of phenylalanine in the presence of 2-pentanal and phenolic compounds was studied to investigate possible interactions that either promote or inhibit the formation of Strecker aldehydes in food products. Phenylacetaldehyde formation was promoted by 2-pentenal and also by o- and p-diphenols, but not by m-diphenols. This is consequence of the ability of phenolic comp...

The enzymes of prolinsglutamate oxidation and the preparation of their substrates have been described by Strecker and coworkers. [ 1,3] . The presence of proline oxidase in rat liver mitochondria was described by Johnson and Strecker [2]. A rough localisation of proline oxidase and A-pyrroline&carboxylic acid dehydrogenase in locust flight muscle has been attempted by Brosemer and Veerabhadrapp...

Two enantioselective cyanation reactions, the Strecker reaction of ketoimines and the Reissert reaction of pyridine derivatives, promoted by Lewis acid–Lewis base bifunctional asymmetric catalysts are described.

The synthesis of alpha-aminonitriles and their fluorinated analogs has been carried out in high yield and purity by the Strecker reaction from the corresponding ketones and amines with trimethylsilyl cyanide using gallium triflate in dichloromethane. Monofluoro-, difluro-, or trifluoromethyl groups can be incorporated into the alpha-aminonitrile product by varying the nature of the fluorinated ...