Specification
Description
Fmoc-3-fluoro-DL-tyrosine is a non-natural amino acid that has gained increasing attention in the scientific community due to its potential applications in various areas such as drug discovery, bioconjugation, and protein engineering. A derivative of tyrosine, Fmoc-3-fluoro-DL-tyrosine is identified by its unique chemical structure, which comprises a fluoro-substituent and a N-terminal Fmoc (9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl) protecting group.
IUPAC Name
2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(C3=CC=CC=C32)COC(=O)NC(CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)F)C(=O)O
InChI
1S/C24H20FNO5/c25-20-11-14(9-10-22(20)27)12-21(23(28)29)26-24(30)31-13-19-17-7-3-1-5-15(17)16-6-2-4-8-18(16)19/h1-11,19,21,27H,12-13H2,(H,26,30)(H,28,29)
InChI Key
VNQUEERXNCSBHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Application
Fmoc-3-fluoro-DL-tyrosine has potential applications in various scientific areas such as drug discovery, bioconjugation, and protein engineering. It has been used to develop inhibitors for enzymes and receptors, to modify the properties of peptides, and to study protein-protein interactions.
Type
Unusual Amino Acids, Analogs of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine