title: Characterization of the polymer formed from methylglyoxal in the presence of L(+)-lysine.
abstract: L(+)--lysine reacts with methylglyoxal in aqueous solution to give a yellow polymer. This polymer has been subjected to some chemical and physico-chemical characterizations. The gross structure of the polymer is probably formed by 3-hydroxypyrrolic nuclei, bridged together by vinylenic groups or -CH(OH)-CH2-CO-CH(OH)-groups.
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D008239:Lysine; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011108:Polymers; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D011108:Polymers; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde; D008239:Lysine