Aminoacids and derivatives

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications Essential cofactor of fatty acid metabolism; required for the transport of fatty acids through the inner mitochondrial membrane. Synthetized primarily in the liver and kidney; highest concentrations found in heart and skeletal muscle. Dietary sources include red meat, dairy products, beans, avocado.<br>References Mitchell, M.E., et al.: Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 31, 293 (1978), Lango, R., et al.: Cardiovasc. Res., 51, 21 (2001), Vaz, F.M., et al.: Biochem. J., et al.: 361, 417 (2002), Karlic, H., et al.: Nutrition, 20, 709 (2004),<br></p>

<p>Impurity Baclofen EP Impurity A<br>Applications 4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-pyrrolidinone is used in the preparation of potential and selective antagonists of the α1A adrenergic receptor (1,2). It is an impurity of Baclofen (B108000), a specific GABA-B receptor agonist. Muscle relaxant (skeletal).<br>References (1) Whitlock, G. et al.: Bioorg. med. Chem. Lett., 19, 3118 (2009)(2) Brogden, R.N., et al.: Drugs, 8,1 (1974)<br></p>

<p>Applications Methyl 6-aminohexanoate is used as a reagent to synthesize straight chain hydroxamates, compounds that act as inhibitors of Human Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) that have the potential to treat cancer. Methyl 6-aminohexanoate is also sometimes used as a spacer unit for peptide synthesis.<br>References Matthews, S., et al.: J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 17, 1809 (1995); Remiszewski, S., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 45, 753 (2002)<br></p>

<p>Applications Labelled ε-Aminocaproic Acid. Used in the preparatiom of esters of 6-aminohexanoic acid as antibacterial agents. EACA is reported to inhibit chymotrypsin, Factor VIIa, lysine carbo xy peptidase, plasmin, and plasminogen activator.<br>References Dolezal, P., et al.: Pharm. Res., 10, 1015 (1993), Vavrova, K., et al.: Curr. Med. Chem., 12, 2273 (2005), Holas, T., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 14, 7671 (2006),<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Homocysteine Thiolactone Hydrochloride is used to prepare substituted homocysteine analogs as inhibitors of peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase. It is also used to synthesize (mercaptoacyl)alanylprolines as metalloprotease inhibitors.<br>References Erion, M., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 37, 4430 (1994); Slusarchyk, W., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 5, 753 (1995)<br></p>