Amino Acids (AA)

<p>Applications Intermediate for the preparation of Glimepiride.<br></p>

<p>Applications A labelled, essential amino acid.<br>References Liu, F., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 18, 4167 (2010), Kumar, R., et al.: Eur. J. Med. Chem., 45, 2265 (2010), Cai, W., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 18, 1899 (2010),<br></p>

<p>Applications H-Val-Gly-OH (cas# 686-43-1) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Applications Triuret is a byproduct of purine degradation in living organisms. It is a product from the pyrolsis of urea.<br>References Sergiu P. P., et al:. HHS Public Access, (2010);<br></p>

<p>Applications N-Methylacetamide can be used for the synthesis of N-​sulfonyl amidines and acyl sulfonyl ureas.Environmental contaminants; food contaminants.<br>References Chow, S. Y., et al.: J. Org. Chem. 82, 2515 (2017)<br></p>

<p>Applications Isotope labelled L-Serine is used in the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines as antibacterial/antifungal agents, as well as acting as a proteinogenic compound.<br>References Olivella, M. et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 20, 6109 (2012);<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Glutamine (Alpha-15n, 98%) (cas# 80143-57-3) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Glutamic Acid-d5 is an non-essential amino acid. Its salt form (glutamate) is an important neurotransmitter that plays a key role in long-term potentiation and is important for learning and memory. It is also a key molecule in cellular metabolism.<br>References McEntee, W., et al.: Psychopharmacology, 111, 391 (1993), Manev, H., et al.: Mol. Pharmacol., 36, 106 (1989)<br></p>

<p>Applications D-Isoleucine is not biosynthesized in the human body and is therefore categorized as an essential amino acid that must be obtained through diet. It is also an important building block that is used in the formation of hemoglobin in humans.<br>References Albanese, A.: J. Biol. Chem., 157, 613 (1945); Martin, R. &amp; Kirk, K.: Blood, 109, 2217 (2007)<br></p>

<p>Applications A cysteine derivative as potential antitumor agent. (A609645)A vitamin needed to synthesize DNA, conduct DNA repair and methylate DNA, it also acts as a cofactor in biological reactions involving folate. (F680300)<br>References Paul, B., et al.: J. Med. Chem., et al.: 19, 1002 (1976), Xu, L., et al.: Mol. Pharm., 7, 1311 (2010), Everette, J., et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 58, 8139 (2010), Alshatwi, A., et al.: Food, Chem., Toxicol., 48, 1881 (2010), McKay, D., et al.: Nut. J., 9 (2010),<br></p>

<p>Applications A metabolite of Acrylonitrile (ACN).<br>References Guengerich, F., et al.: Cancer Res., 41, 4925 (1981), Leonard, A., et al.: Mutation Res., 436, 263 (1999), Stadler, R., et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 52, 5550 (2004), Dybing, E., et al.: Food Chem. Toxicol., 43, 365 (2005), Rice, J., et al.: Mutation Res., 580, 3 (2005),<br></p>

<p>Applications 2-Chloro-1-methylquinolinium tetrafluoroborate (cas# 16843-24-6) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Applications Carbamoyl-guanidine Amidino Urea Salt, Hydrochloride salt (cas# 926-72-7) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.<br></p>

<p>Applications L-threo-Phenylserine is a valuable chiral synthon.<br></p>

<p>Applications Labelled analogue of L-Phenylalanine, an essential amino acid.<br>References Hollunger, G. et al.: Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol., 34, 391 (1974); Bagchi, S.P. et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 26, 900 (1977);<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Arginine-2,3,3,4,4,5,5-d7 HCl (CAS# 204244-77-9) is a useful isotopically labeled research compound. It can be used with Raman scattering for imaging living cells and organisms.<br>References Min, W., et al., PCT Int. Appl. (2014), WO 2014205074 A2<br></p>

<p>Applications 4-Hydroxymethyl-5-methylimidazole (cas# 29636-87-1) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Applications An endogenous antidiuretic hormone in most mammalian species. It is released into the blood from nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary and median eminence. It is a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and also implicated in a variety of physiological processes such as regulating water balance by antidiuretic action. It is a peptidic V1a receptor agonist that produces vasoconstriction via V1aR-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell contraction and is being used to increase blood pressure in septic shock, a form of vasodilatory hypotension.<br>References Perucca, J. et al.: J. AM. Soc. Nephrol., 19, 1721 (2008); Toba, K. et al.: Prog. Brain Res., 119, 337 (1998); Berrada, K. et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 275, 27229 (2000);<br></p>

<p>Applications A metabolite of carboxylic acid.<br>References Bardsley, W., et al.: Biochem. J., 122, 557 (1971), Kim, J., et al.: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 69, 1331 (2005), Kopka, J., et al.: J. Biotechnol., 124, 312 (2006),<br></p>

<p>Applications A serine derivative. Used in the synthesis of constrained amino acid buildings blocks and their incorporation into biologically active peptidomimetics.<br>References Rew, Y., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 45, 3746 (2002),<br></p>

<p>Stability Very Hygroscopic<br>Applications Hydroxyisovaleroyl Carnitine is used as a diagnostic tool to identify the presence of orofacial clefts. Also used in the screening and diagnostics of inborn errors of metabolism.<br>References Denes, J. et al.: Anal. Chem., 84, 10113 (2012); Budner, M. et al.: Arch. Oral. Biol., 58, 459 (2013);<br></p>

<p>Applications L-2-Aminobutyric Acid-d6 is the isotope labelled analog of L-2-Aminobutyric Acid (A602930); a receptor antagonist.<br>References Porter, D.J.T., et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 50, 1475 (1995)<br></p>

<p>Applications This compound contains up to 25% of the two other regioisiomers.<br></p>

<p>Applications N-(4-Aminobenzoyl-d4)-β-alanine is the labeled analogue of N-(4-Aminobenzoyl)-β-alanine (A593795), a metabolite of BX661A, a therapeutic agent used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, chemotaxis and reactive oxygen species production in polymorphonuclear leukocyctes. Inhibits lipid peroxidation in large intestinal mucosa after mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion.<br>References Kimura, I. et al.: Arzneimittelforschung., 48, 1007 (1998); Kumamoto, T. et al.: Jpn. J. Pharmacol., 75, 187 (1997);<br></p>

<p>Applications A natural constituent of animal structural proteins such as collagen and elastin. Several microorganisms producing proline trans-4- and cis-3-hydroxylase were discovered and these enzymes were applied to the industrial production of trans-4- and cis-3-hydroxy-L-proline.<br>References Langmaier, F. et al.: Int. J. Cosm. Sci., 24, 273 (2002); Lawrence, C., et al.: Biochem. J., 313, 185 (1996); Mori, H., et al.: J. Bacteriol.; 179, 5677 (1997); Clifton, I., et al.: Eur. J. Biochem., 268, 6625 (2001);<br></p>

<p>Stability Unstable in Aqueous Solution<br>Applications 2-METHYL-1,4-BUTANEDIOL (cas# 2938-98-9) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Applications (4R, 2S)-4-Hydroxy-1-(9-phenyl-9H-fluoren-9-yl)-proline Methyl Ester (cas# 179990-59-1) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications Labelled N-Acetyl-S-(carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine (A171870). N-Acetyl-S-(carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine is the urinary metabolite of Acrylamide (AA). Acrylamide is formed during the heating of food and is classified as a genotoxic carcinogen.<br>References Besaratinia, A., et al.: Mutat. Res., 80, 31 (2005), Bjellaas, T., et al.: Xenobiotica, 35, 1003 (2005), Bjellaas, T., et al.: Food Chem. Toxicol., 45, 1020 (2007), Bjellaas, T., et al.: Toxicol. Sci., 98, 110 (2007),<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications (R)-3-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium chloride is an important co-factor of mammalian mitochondrial energy metabolism. It is also a good active ingredient for dry-skin.<br>References Geier, David A., et al.: Neurochem. Res., 38(11), 2336-2341 (2013);Tanno, Osamu, et al.: Fragrance J., 33(8), 82-85 (2005);<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Alanine-d3 is the labeled analogue of L-Alanine (A481500), which is used to make in-vivo measurement of glucose and alanine metabolism in studies of patients with diabetes. L-Alanine is a non-essential amino acid for human development. L-Alanine is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code.<br>References Bier, D.M. et al.: Diabetes, 26, 1005 (1977); Capaldo, B. et al.: J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 71, 1220 (1990); Giacca, A. et al.: Diabetes, 47, 1763 (1998)<br></p>

<p>Applications Ethionine-induced inhibition of protein synthesis and lowering of ATP level in the liver.<br>References Rotig, A., et al.: Lancet, 356, 391 (2000), Forsgren, M., et al.: Biochem. J., 382, 519 (2004), Johnson, A., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 280, 31397 (2005), Horvath, R., et al.: Neurology, 66, 253 (2006), Mollet, M., et al.: J. Clin. Invest., 117, 765 (2007),<br></p>

<p>Applications 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide (cas# 13027-88-8) is a useful research chemical.<br></p>

<p>Stability Hygroscopic<br>Applications CEL and CML are two stable, nonenzymatic chemical modifications of protein lysine residues resulting from glycation and oxidation reactions.<br>References Fu, M.X., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 271, 9982 (1996), Ahmed M.U., et al.: Biochem.J., 324, 565 (1997), Schleicher, E.D., et al.: J. Clin. Invest., 99, 457 (1997), Shibayama, R., et al.: Diabetes, 48, 1842 (1999),<br></p>

<p>Applications N-Boc-propargylamine is used in the preparation of triazolobenzylidene-thiazolopyrimidines which act as CDC25 phosphatase inhibitors. Also used in the synthesis of β-glucan polysaccharide analogs.<br>References Duval, R. et al.: J. Comb. Chem., 11, 947 (2009); Tanaka, H. et al.: Tetrahedron Lett., 53, 4104 (2012);<br></p>

<p>Applications L-Leucic Acid is a reagent in the synthesis of cryptophycins based macrocyclic depsipeptides which are used as tubulin inhibitors.<br>References Kumar, A., et al.: Eur. J. Med. Chem., 93, 55 (2015)<br></p>

<p>Applications Acetyl-d3 L-Carnitine Hydrochloride is labelled Acetyl L-Carnitine Hydrochloride (A171990) which is used for transmembrane action potential studies. Acetylcarnitine has antinociceptive activity that may be mediated by enhanced activity of muscarinic cholinergic receptors or mGlu2 glutamate receptors.<br>References Matsui, K., et al.: Japanese J. Pharmcol., 39, 263 (1985); Chlechio, S., et al.: J. Endocrinol. Invest., 27, 171 (2004): Walker, R., et al.: Comparative General Pharmacol., 4, 65 (1973)<br></p>

<p>Applications Increased levels lead to hyperhomocysteinemia; a cardiovascular risk factor in prediction of coronary heart disease as well as being associated with congenital birth defects, pregnancy complications and cancer.<br>References Geisel, J. et al.: Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 41, 1513 (2003); Geisel, J. et al.: Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 41, 1513 (2003);<br></p>