For research use only. Not for therapeutic Use.
Hippuryl-L-phenylalanine is a substrate of carboxypeptidase. Carboxypeptidase is a protease enzyme that related with obesity, epilepsy and neurodegeneration. Hippuryl-L-phenylalanine can be used for the determination of carboxypeptidase activity[1][2].
| Catalog Number | I041793 |
| CAS Number | 744-59-2 |
| Synonyms | (2S)-2-[(2-benzamidoacetyl)amino]-3-phenylpropanoic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C18H18N2O4 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C18H18N2O4/c21-16(12-19-17(22)14-9-5-2-6-10-14)20-15(18(23)24)11-13-7-3-1-4-8-13/h1-10,15H,11-12H2,(H,19,22)(H,20,21)(H,23,24)/t15-/m0/s1 |
| InChIKey | CCLJGZGVIQBNDH-HNNXBMFYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)O)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2 |
| Reference | [1]. Serafin WE, et al. Carboxypeptidase A in mouse mast cells. Identification, characterization, and use as a differentiation marker. J Immunol. 1987 Dec 1;139(11):3771-6. [2]. Sapio MR, Fricker LD. Carboxypeptidases in disease: insights from peptidomic studies. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2014 Jun;8(5-6):327-37. |
