Michael,
I hope these refs will be helpful:
Smith, G.G. and Sivakua, T. Mechanism of racemization of amino acids.
Kinetics of racemization of arylglycines. J.Org.Chem. 1983, 48(5),
627-34.
Carpino, L.A. ibid., 1988, 53(4), 875-8.
You may also find relevant data in comprehensive reviews written by
Kemp, D.S. and Benoiton, N.L. in vols 1 and 5 respectively of The
Peptides. (Gross, E. and Meienhofer J., Eds.).
Regards,
Igor Rodionov
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