4-Borono-L-phenylalanine

CAS: 76410-58-7

Ref. TR-B675600

Product Information

• Name: 4-Borono-L-phenylalanine
• Synonyms: 4-(Dihydroxyboryl)-L-phenylalanine, L-BPA, L-p-Boronophenylalanine, 10B-Bpa, 4-(Dihydroxyboranyl)Phenylalanine, 4-(Dihydroxyboryl)-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-phenylalanine, 4-(dihydroxyboranyl)-L-phenylalanine, 4-Borono-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-phenylalanine, 4-Boronophenylalanine, 4-Dihydroxyborylphenylalanine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-BPA, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Phenylalanine, 4-borono-, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-p-Boronophenylalanine, L-Phenylalanine, 4-borono-, para-Borono-L-phenylalanine, para-Boronophenylalanine

Description

Applications 4-Borono-L-phenylalanine is an unnatural 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. 4-Borono-L-phenylalanine is also being used as a mediator in sequential boron neutron capture therapy, a new method of treating oral cancer.
References Birkmayer, W., et al.: J. Neural Transm., 59, 81 (1984); Johnson, D.,et al.: Nat. Chem. Biol., 7, 779 (2011); Kankaanranta, L., et al.: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., 80, 369 (2011); Molinari, A., et al.: Radiat. Res., 175, 463 (2011)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 209.01
• Formula: C₉H₁₂BNO₄
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H12BNO4/c11-8(9(12)13)5-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)10(14)15/h1-4,8,14-15H,5,11H2,(H,12,13)/t8-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=NFIVJOSXJDORSP-QMMMGPOBSA-N
• SMILES: N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(B(O)O)cc1)C(=O)O