Preparation of double sulfate salt of desoxyfructosyl serotonin and creatinine

摘要

A double sulfate salt of 1-desoxy-(5-hydroxytryptamino)-D- fructose (DFS) and 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide (creatinine) is prepared by adding creatinine to an aqueous solution of DFS containing sulfuric acid having a pH of approximately 3. The double salt may be isolated by crystallizing it in the presence of a water-miscible solvent such as ethanol. DFS may be prepared by glycosylation of 5-hydroxytryptamine with D-glucose and then adding an excess of calcium hydroxide to the glycosylation reaction medium for precipitating DFS.CA(OH).sub.2 from which the DFS may be isolated for preparing the double salt as described above. Recycling and treatment of mother liquors enables yields to be increased.