Chemical Properties
White to off-white powder
Uses
N-Acetyl-D-tryptophan is used in preparation of Bordetella petri D-acylated tryptophan hydrolase capable of catalytic hydrolysis of N-acetyl-D-tryptophan to generate D-tryptophan for food, feed and peptide drugs.
Definition
ChEBI: N-acetyl-D-tryptophan is the N-acetyl derivative of D-tryptophan. It is a D-tryptophan derivative and a N-acetyl-D-amino acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-acetyl-D-tryptophanate. It is an enantiomer of a N-acetyl-L-tryptophan.