Diphenylalanine
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2-Amino-3,3-diphenylpropanoic acid | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.153.616 |
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| Properties | |
| C15H15NO2 | |
| Molar mass | 241.11 g/mol |
| Appearance | Solid |
| Melting point | 235 °C (455 °F; 508 K) |
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Alanine |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diphenylalanine is the unnatural amino acid with the formula (C6H5)2CHCH(NH2)CO2H. The compound is structurally related to the amino acids alanine and phenylalanine. It has been used for the synthesis of pseudopeptide analogues that are capable of inhibiting certain enzymes.[1]
Individual enantiomers of this compound can be synthesized via electrophilic amination of a chiral oxazolidinone derivative of 3,3-diphenylpropanoic acid.[2]
The term diphenylalanine in the context of scientific literature is typically used for the dipeptide of phenylalanine (Phe-Phe).
References
[edit]- ↑ Leifeng Cheng; Christopher A. Goodwin; Michael F. Schully; Vijay V. Kakkar; Goran Claeson (1992). "Synthesis and biological activity of ketomethylene pseudopeptide analogs as thrombin inhibitors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35 (18): 3364–3369. doi:10.1021/jm00096a010. PMID 1527787.
- ↑ Huai G. Chen; V. G. Beylin; M. Marlatt; B. Leja; O. P. Goel (1992). "Chiral cynthesis of D- and L-3,3-diphenylalanine (Dip), unusual α-amino acids for peptides of biological interest". Tetrahedron Letters. 33 (23): 3293–3296. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)92070-7.
