Acetyl-L-phenylalanine Ethyl Ester

CAS: 2361-96-8

Ref. TR-A187950

Product Information

• Name: Acetyl-L-phenylalanine Ethyl Ester
• Synonyms: N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine Ethyl Ester, L-N-Acetyl-3-phenylalanine Ethyl Ester, APEE, Acetylphenylalanine Ethyl Ester, Ethyl N-Acetyl-L-phenylalaninate, L-N-Acetylphenylalanine Ethyl Ester, N-Acetylphenylalanine Ethyl Ester, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-N-Acetylphenylalanine ethyl ester, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Phenylalanine, N-acetyl-, ethyl ester, Ac-Phe-OEt, Acetyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-phenylalanine ethyl ester, Acetylphenylalanine ethyl ester, Alanine, N-acetyl-3-phenyl-, ethyl ester, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-, Ethyl N-acetyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-phenylalaninate, N-Acetyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-phenylalanine ethyl ester, N-Acetylphenylalanine ethyl ester, ethyl N-acetyl-3-phenyl-L-alaninate, ethyl N-acetyl-L-phenylalaninate, ethyl N-acetylphenylalaninate, L-Phenylalanine, N-acetyl-, ethyl ester, N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester, Acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester, Alanine, N-acetyl-3-phenyl-, ethyl ester, L-

Description

Applications Acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester is a derivative of L-Phenylalanine (P319415), a nonpolar, essential amino acid that naturally occurs in the human body and is also used to treat patients with depression. Acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester is also used to inhibit pepsin-catalyzed reactions.
References Auer, H. & Doty, P.: Biochemistry, 5, 1708 (1966); Birkmayer, W., et al.: J. Neural Transm., 59, 81 (1984); Borison, R., et al.: Res. Commun. Chem. Path., 21, 363 (1978); Kitson, T., et al.: Biochem. J., 122, 241 (1971)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 235.28
• Formula: C₁₃H₁₇NO₃
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C13H17NO3/c1-3-17-13(16)12(14-10(2)15)9-11-7-5-4-6-8-11/h4-8,12H,3,9H2,1-2H3,(H,14,15)/t12-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=YIVZYFDBEPMPNL-LBPRGKRZSA-N
• SMILES: CCOC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(C)=O