Product Description: Betalamic acid is an important intermediate naturally occurring in plants of the order Centrospermae and is a decomposition product of the beet red pigment betanin. Its presence can be determined by its reaction with synthetic cyclodopa to form betanidin and with L-proline to form indicaxanthin[1].
Formula: C9H9NO5
References: [1]Kimler L, et al. Betalamic acid, a new naturally occurring pigment[J]. Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications, 1971 (21): 1329-1330.