The reaction of l-dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) with primary aliphatic amines including N α- acetyllysine was examined by HPLC. A new aminoreductone, 2-deoxy-2-(propylamino) ascorbic acid (1) was isolated and the structure elucidated by spectroscopic data. Furthermore oxalic acid mono-(2) and diamides (3) were identified as important degradation products of DHA under Maillard conditions. 3-Deoxy-3-(alkylamino) ascorbic acids (4), ...