“…Glyoxylic acid (2) reacts with cysteine (262) to yield thiazolidine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid (263).410 Pyruvic acid (3)411 and longer chain a- On the other hand, when cyclization occurs (e.g., with cysteamine, 266) the product may be a substrate of D-amino acid oxidase. 413,414 HCOCO2H "i" HSCH2CH2NH2 266 N H _O2__ D-amino ocid oxidase co2h imidazoline-4-carboxylic acid (273), 2-oxothiazoline-4carboxylic acid (274), and 4-hydroxy-2-oxooxazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (275), respectively. 416 The mechanisms involved have been investigated.…”