Electrochemical Molecular Conversion of α-Keto Acid to Amino Acid at a Low Overpotential Using a Nanoporous Gold Catalyst
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Electrochemical Reduction of Ketoglutaric Acid at NPG and Conventional (Planar) Gold Electrodes in the Presence of a Nitrogen Source
2.2. Effect of Applied Potential on the Electrochemical Production of L-Glutamic Acid
2.3. Reusability and Generality
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Electrode Preparation
3.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3.4. Electrolysis and Product Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mie, Y.; Katagai, S.; Mikami, C. Electrochemical Molecular Conversion of α-Keto Acid to Amino Acid at a Low Overpotential Using a Nanoporous Gold Catalyst. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 9442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179442
Mie Y, Katagai S, Mikami C. Electrochemical Molecular Conversion of α-Keto Acid to Amino Acid at a Low Overpotential Using a Nanoporous Gold Catalyst. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(17):9442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179442
Chicago/Turabian StyleMie, Yasuhiro, Shizuka Katagai, and Chitose Mikami. 2021. "Electrochemical Molecular Conversion of α-Keto Acid to Amino Acid at a Low Overpotential Using a Nanoporous Gold Catalyst" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 17: 9442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179442