2-Methyl-L-phenylalanine monohydrate Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties
White fine crystalline powder
Uses
a-Methyl-L-phenylalanine is used to prepare hippuryl-a-methylphenylalanine and hippuryl-a-methylphenyllactic acid as substrates for carboxypeptidase A. It is also used in the synthesis of high affinity tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonists.
Definition
ChEBI: Alpha-methyl-L-phenylalanine is an L-phenylalanine derivative that consists of L-phenylalanine bearing an additional methyl substituent at position 2.
2-Methyl-L-phenylalanine monohydrate Preparation Products And Raw materials