Aminoacids and derivatives

<p>Applications N-Acetyl-cysteine is a reagent that is used in the synthesis of phenylalkyl isoselenocyanates which has anticancer activity.<br>References Sharma, A. K., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 24, 7820 (2008);<br></p>

<p>Stability Air Sensitive, Light Sensitive<br>Applications 5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid is an impurity of chlorpheniramine (C424300), an antihistaminic agent.<br>References Josko, J., et al.: Annal. Acad. Med. Siles., 66, 13, (2012); Carson, R.P., et al.: Human. Molec. Genetics., 22, 140 (2013);<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 Dioxindolyl-L-alanine is used in the synthesis of peptides containing 5-Hydroxytryptophan, Oxindolylalanine, N-Formylkynurenine and Kynurenine.<br>References Berlett, B., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 272, 20313 (1997), Chang, T., et al.: J. Biomed. Sci., 7, 357 (2000); Frolov, A., et al.: J. Pept. Sci., 13, 862 (2007);<br></p>

<p>Applications 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester Hydrochloride, is the methyl ester of Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) (A611780), which has been shown to have higher lipophilicity, and to be highly efficient at inducing protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) production in cell culture.<br>References Morrow, D. I. J., et al.: J. Pharmac. Sci., 99, 3486 (2010); Peng, Q., et al.: Cancer, 79, 2282 (1997);<br></p>

<p>Applications Cadaverine is a polyamine produced by the decarboxylation of L-lysine, and is also produced by Escherichia coli (E.coli) cells when grown in acidic pH. Cadaverine is known to inhibit porin-mediated outer membrane permeability in E.coli.<br> Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package<br>References Mimitsuka, T., et al.: Biosci., Biotech., Bioch., 71, 2130 (2007); Sanartzidou, H., et al.: J. Bacteriol., 185, 13 (2003)<br></p>

<p>Applications A labelled imidazole, a versatile heterocycle used in the preparation of various biologically active compounds such as the amino acid histidine and is present in many antifungal medication. It is also used extensively as a corrosion inhibitor on transition metals such as copper.<br> Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package<br>References Arispe, N. et al.: Biophys. J., 95, 4879 (2008); Troesken, E.R. et al.: Endo. Res., 30, 387 (2004); Otmacic Curkovic, H. et al.: Corr. Sci., 51, 2342 (2009);<br></p>

<p>Applications α-Methyldopa Methyl Ester is an impurity in the synthesis of L-α-Methyl DOPA Methyl Ester Hydrochloride which is a Methyldopa angiotensin II analog.<br>References Karle, I., et al.: Biochemistry, 29, 6747 (1990), Biron, E., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 12, 1279 (2004),<br></p>

<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>Applications 6-(6-(6-Aminohexanamido)hexanamido)hexanoic Acid is used in the making of a preconjugate which serves as immunoreactive conjugate useful as a developer antigen in a competitive inhibition immunoassay for the polymorphic analyte. Also used in the efficient synthesis of a heterobifunctional coupling agent.<br>References Oh, C. S., et al.: PCT Int. Appl. (1994), WO 9416330 A1 19940721; Reddy, R. E., et al.: Bioconjug. Chem., 16, 1323 (2005)<br></p>

<p>Applications 6-Aminohexanoic Acid is a reagent commonly used for the extraction of aldehydes from reaction mixtures. 6-Aminohexanoic Acid has also been shown to improve solubilization of membrane proteins in electrophoresis. Studies suggest that 6-Aminohexanoic Acid inhibits the activation of the first component of the complement system.<br>References Ohta ,S. et al.: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 28, 1917 (1980); Shagger, H. et al.: Anal. Biochem., 199, 223 (1991); Soter, N.A. et al.: J. Immunol., 114, 928 (1975);<br></p>

<p>Applications N-Acetyl-L-Tryptophan, is a derivative of L-Tryptophan (T947210), that can be used as competitive inhibitor to identify and characterize tryptophanases. It can also be used as an NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist, that may help to develop a novel therapeutic intervention for the treatment of reperfusion injury in acute ischemic stroke.<br>References Turner, R. J., et al.: Neuroscience, 220, 1 (2012);<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications Carbocisteine Lactam is an impurity of the mucolytic agent Carbocisteine (C178760).<br>References Anonymous., et al.: Biochem. J., 219, 345 (1984); Sanger, F., et al.: Biochem. J., 59, 509 (1955); Hekman, C., et al.: J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., 20, 763 (1999);<br></p>