ε-Fructoselysine
CAS number: 21291-40-7
ε-Fructoselysine, also known as fructosyl-lysine, is a compound formed through the Maillard reaction, a chemical reaction between reducing sugars and the amino group of lysine residues in proteins or free amino acids. It's an Amadori product, meaning it's an early intermediate in the Maillard reaction.
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Chemical structures of the investigated Maillard reaction prod- ucts fructoselysine (1), lactuloselysine (2), tagatoselysine (3), CML (4), CEL (5), formyline (6), pyrraline (7), maltosine (8), MG-H1 (9), argpyrimidine (10), and pentosidine (11).
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