roamingnome - 8-2-2007 at 16:22
in passing i saw the following:
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bcsj/76/3/76_523/_articl...
oh boy (sarcastically) GABA forms a schiff base you say..
But chasing down a thought, check out this little gif......
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/core/graphics/r0810.gif
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/servlets/pageservlet?ptype=r&re...
i bet a bio-synth or some really simple thing can covert GABA into lactone
the nitrite thing was a bit time consuming, but im impatient
i simply cant chase it further now, but just throwing it out....