Benzoyl-DL-phenylalanine
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Benzoyl-DL-phenylalanine

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Category
DL-Amino Acids
Catalog number
BAT-003577
CAS number
2901-76-0
Molecular Formula
C16H15NO3
Molecular Weight
269.30
Benzoyl-DL-phenylalanine
IUPAC Name
2-benzamido-3-phenylpropanoic acid
Synonyms
Bz-DL-Phe-OH; 2-benzamido-3-phenylpropanoic acid
Appearance
White to off-white powder
Purity
≥ 98% (HPLC)
Density
1.1347 g/cm3(rough estimate)
Melting Point
185.7-190.8 ºC
Boiling Point
412.44°C (rough estimate)
Storage
Store at 2-8 °C
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H15NO3/c18-15(13-9-5-2-6-10-13)17-14(16(19)20)11-12-7-3-1-4-8-12/h1-10,14H,11H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)
InChI Key
NPKISZUVEBESJI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)O)NC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2
1. Human cathepsin G. Catalytic and immunological properties
P M Starkey, A J Barrett Biochem J. 1976 May 1;155(2):273-8. doi: 10.1042/bj1550273.
1. The specificity of cathepsin G, a neutral proteinase from human spleen, was examined by use of low-molecular-weight substrates. The enzyme was found to hydrolyse several synthetic substrates also hydrolysed by chymotrypsin, but with different kinetic constants. 2. Maximal activity against benzoyl-DL-phenylalanine 2-naphthol ester and azo-casein was in the range pH 7.5-8.0. 3. The sensitivity of cathepsin G to the action of potential inhibitors was determined, and compared with those of bovine chymotrypsin and subtilisin. Cathepsin G showed the characteristics of a serine proteinase, but was less affected by the chloromethyl ketone of tosylphenylalanine than was chymotrypsin. 4. A rabbit anti-(human cathepsin G) serum was raised, and precipitin lines formed in agarose gel were stained for activity of the enzyme. 5. Cathepsin G was shown to be immunologically identical with the chymotrypsin-like enzyme of the azurophil granules of the neutrophil granulocytes.
2. X-ray and 13C solid-state NMR studies of N-benzoyl-phenylalanine
M J Potrzebowski, P Tekely, J Błaszczyk, M W Wieczorek J Pept Res. 2000 Oct;56(4):185-94. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2000.00756.x.
A crystalline sample of N-benzoyl-DL-phenylalanine 1 and a polycrystalline sample of N-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine 2 were studied using 13C high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray structure of the DL form was established. Sample 1 crystallizes in a monoclinic form with a P21/c space group, a=11.338(1) A, b=9.185(1) A, c=14.096(2) A, beta=107.53(3) degrees, V=1400(3) A3, Z=4 and R=0.053. The principal elements of the 13C chemical shift tensors deltaii for 1 and 2, selectively 13C (99%) labeled at the carboxyl groups were calculated. On the basis of 13C (delta)ii analysis the hydrogen bonding pattern for sample 2 was deduced. Enriched samples were used to establish the intermolecular distance between chemically equivalent nuclei for 1 and spatial proximity in heterogeneous domain for 2, employing the ODESSA pulse sequence. The consistence of the complementary approach covering X-ray data, analysis of the 13C (delta)ii parameters and ODESSA results is revealed.
3. Studies on the cathepsins in elastic cartilage
S Y Ali, L Evans Biochem J. 1969 May;112(4):427-33. doi: 10.1042/bj1120427.
1. The presence of several enzymes in rabbit ear cartilage was examined by a quantitative method that permits the incubation of a fixed weight of cartilage sections (18mum.) with an appropriate exogeneous substrate. 2. As the presence of cathepsins B and D in cartilage has already been established, evidence is now provided to show that cathepsins A and C are also present and are maximally active at pH5. 3. Cathepsin A was recognized by its hydrolysis of benzyloxycarbonyl-glutamyl-tyrosine and cathepsin C by its hydrolysis of glycyl-tyrosine amide; the cartilage also hydrolysed benzyloxycarbonyl-glutamyl-phenylalanine and benzoyl-dl-phenylalanine 2-naphthyl ester at pH5. 4. The acid phosphatase activity and the DNA content of cartilage have also been measured to provide a basis for comparison with the cathepsin activity of cartilage obtained from other sites and species.
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