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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Genders, Lancaster, NY (US);
Norman L Weinberg, E. Amherst, NY (US);
Duane J Mazur, Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Electrosynthesis Company, Inc., East Amherst, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ; C25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 72 ; 204 / ; 204 78 ;
Abstract
Amino acid free bases are prepared electrochemically without production of intermediate acid salts. Amino acids having reducible disulfide linkages and at least one basic nitrogen group are reduced at a high surface area, noncontaminating cathode to provide a current density of at least 50 mA/cm.sup.2, product yield of at least 90% and an operating current efficiency of at least 90%.