Chemical Properties
Crystalline powder
Uses
L-Alanine tert-butyl ester is a protected form of L-Alanine (A481500). L-Alanine used to make in-vivo measurement of glucose and alanine metabolism in studies of patients with diabetes. L-Alanine is a non-essential amino acid for human development and is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code.
Uses
It is used as a pharmaceutical intermediate.
Definition
Left-butyl L-α- amino butyrate is one fourth as sweet as L-alanine tert-butyl ester
reaction suitability
reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis
