Aminoacids and derivatives

<p>Applications 4-Aminobutyl-d8 Guanidine is the labelled analog of the decarboxylation product of the amino acid arginine (A769500) and also an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis.<br>References Golding, B.T., et al.: Biochem. Soc. Trans., 22, 391S (1994);<br></p>

<p>Applications Labelled N2-Lauroyl-L-glutamine (L178650). N2-Lauroyl-L-glutamine is used as a solubilizing detergent in a novel protein refolding system. N2-Lauroyl-L-glutamine can be synthesized enzymatically in glycerol-water system useing acylase I from pig kidney.<br>References Kudou, M. et al.: Protein Express. Purif., 75, 46 (2011); Wada, E. et al.: J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 79, 41 (2002);<br></p>

<p>Applications 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride (cas# CAS:5451-09-2) is a useful research chemical.<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>

<p>Applications (S)-Carbidopa Methyl Ester N-cyclohexylideneis an impurity of Carbidopa (C175915), a prodrug inhibitor of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase.<br>References Sletzinger, M., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 6, 101 (1963)<br></p>

<p>Applications Labelled Tranexamic Acid (T714505). Antifibrinolytic agent; blocks lysine binding sites of plasminogen. Hemostatic.<br>References Andersson, et al.: Scand. J. Haematol. 2, 230 (1965), Melander, B., et al.: Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol., 22, 340 (1965), Bonnar, J., et al.: Br. Med. J., 313, 579 (1996), Dunn, C.J., et al.: Drugs, 57, 1005 (1999),<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 Benzyl Acetate, is found naturally in many flowers, It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine, and thus is used widely in perfumery industry, and also as a flavouring agent. It is also used as a solvent.<br>References Schiestl, F. P., et al.: J. Chem. Ecology, 29 (2004); Qian-qian, M., et al.: Jingxi Huagong, 30, 442 (2013);<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications Spermidine is a biogenic polyamine formed from putrescine. Spermidine is a precursor of Spermine. Spermidine is essential for both normal and neoplastic tissue growth.<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 Abraham, A.K., et al.: Eur. J. Biochem., 106, 257 (1980), Mach, M., et al.: Biochem. J., 202, 153 (1982), Thyss, A., et al.: Eur. J. Cancer Clin. Oncol., 18, 611 (1982),<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic, moisture sensitive<br>Applications Stearoyl L-α-Lysolecithin is an bioactive lysophosphatidylcholine derived compound found to be released by bronchial epithelial cells. Stearoyl L-α-Lysolecithin have also been utilized in the development of liposomes and michelles by drug transdermal delivery devices.<br>References Zhuge, Y., et al.: Allergy Asthma Immunol Res., 6, 66 (2014)<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>Stability Very Hygroscopic, Moisture Sensitive<br>Applications 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (Dopegal) is the monoamine oxidase metabolite of dopamine which is toxic of in a concentrated amount and may be a target for Alzheimer or Parkinson’s therapy.<br>References Burke, W. et al.: Neurotoxical., 25, 101 (2004);<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 Very Very Hygroscopic<br>Applications A metabolic intermediate of L-Carnitine.<br>References Huffman, K. et al.: Diab. Care, 32, 1678 (2009);<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications 4-Ethylcatechol is one of the main phenolic off-flavour markers in French ciders.<br>References Alonso-Salces, R., et al.: Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 379, 464 (2004), Xu, Y., et al.: J. Agr. Food Chemi., 55, 3051 (2007),<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 Potent crosslinking inhibitors.<br>References Sloan, J., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 274, 23740 (1999).<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 2,5-Piperazinedione, can be used as an intermediate in the preparation of various pharmaceutical and biologically active compounds. It can be used in the synthesis of dipeptide isosteres by cross-metathesis.<br>References Enholm, J.E. et al.: Tetrahedron, 68, 6920 (2012);<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>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>