N-Benzoyl-L-phenylalanine is used in the preparation of α-di/monoketo ester derivatives of n-protected amino acids as inhibitors of cysteine of serine proteinases, as well as calpain inhibitors.
Definition
ChEBI: An N-acyl-L-phenylalanine that is L-phenylalanine in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group has been replaced by a benzoyl group.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 37, p. 2916, 1972 DOI:10.1021/jo00983a034 Tetrahedron Letters, 16, p. 4051, 1975
