英文名稱
Alpha-Methyl-L-phenylalanine
Smiles Code
C[C@](N)(Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)O
Aqueous Acid (Slightly), Water (Slightly)
Research Tools; Molecular Biology;
a-Methyl-L-phenylalanine is used to prepare hippuryl-a-methylphenylalanine and hippuryl-a-methylphenyllactic acid as substrates for carboxypeptidase A. It is also used in the synthesis of high affinity tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonists.