Aminoacids and derivatives

<p>Applications N-Methyl Lacosamide is derived from (R)-2-Amino-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropionamide (A598000), which is an impurity of Lacosamide which is a potent anticonvulsant.<br>References Letiran, A., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 45, 4762 (2002); Wadavrao, S., et al.: Synthesis, 45, 3383 (2013);<br></p>

<p>Applications Desacetyl Desmethyl Lacosamide is an impurity of Lacosamide (L098500) which is a potent anticonvulsant.<br>References Lees, G., et al.: Brain Res., 612, 190 (1993), Kuo, C., et al.: Mol. Pharmacol., 51, 1077 (1997), Barton, M., et al.: Epilepsy Res., 47, 217 (2001), Beyreuther, B., et al.: Eur. J. Pharmacol., 539, 64 (2006), Beyreuther, B., et al.: CNS Drug Rev., 13, 21 (2007),<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications O-Acetyl Lacosamide is an impurity of Lacosamide (L098500) which is a potent anticonvulsant.<br>References Lees, G., et al.: Brain Res., 612, 190 (1993), Kuo, C., et al.: Mol. Pharmacol., 51, 1077 (1997), Barton, M., et al.: Epilepsy Res., 47, 217 (2001), Beyreuther, B., et al.: Eur. J. Pharmacol., 539, 64 (2006), Beyreuther, B., et al.: CNS Drug Rev., 13, 21 (2007),<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 2-Hydroxy L-Tryptophan is a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin and melatonin from Tryptophan.<br>References Southan, M.D., et al.: Med. Chem. Res., 6, 343 (1996);<br></p>

<p>Applications Betaine-d3 Hydrochloride is a useful gastric acidifier.<br>References Wilcken, D.E., et al.: N. Engl. J. Med., 309, 448 (1983),<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 A metabolite of Carbidopa (C175915).<br>References Vickers, S., et al.: Drug Metab. Dispos., 2, 6 (1974), Vickers, S., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 18, 134 (1975),<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>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications sym-Homospermidine is an analogue of Spermidine. sym-Homospermidine is used as antineoplastic.<br>References Pegg, A., et al.: Cancer Res., 48, 759 (1988), Bergeron, R., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 37, 3464 (1994), Bergeron, R., et al.: Drug Metab. Dispos., 23, 1117 (1995),<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 Glycine-15N is the labelled form of Glycine (G615990). Glycine is a non-essential amino acid for human development. Glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in spinal cord, allosteric regulator of NMDA receptors.<br>References Scott, D., et al.: J. Neurosci., 21, 3063 (2001); Laube, B., et al.: Neuropharmacology, 47, 994 (2004); Papadakis, M., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 279, 14703 (2004); Chen, P., et al.: Mol. Pharmacol., 67, 1470 (2005); Wolosker, H., et al.: Mol. Neurobiol., 36, 152 (2007)<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications R-(+)-Carbidopa is an inhibitor of DOPA decarboxylase, which plays a significant role in the prevention of the conversion of L-DOPA (D533751) to dopamine (D533780). Studies has also indicated the inhibitory effects of towards L-DOPA in human liver prepns and as well as 5-hydroxytryptophan (H975700).<br>References Vogel, W.H. et al.: Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. Ther. 198, 85 (1972);<br></p>

<p>Applications H-GAMMA-GLU-GLU-OH (cas# 1116-22-9) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>