L-гомофенилаланина

Химические свойства

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прикладной

L-homophenylalanine is used almost exclusively as single stereoisomer in pharmaceutical drug production. L-homophenylalanine as a common building block, due to the presence of L-homophenylalanine moiety as the central pharmacophore unit. L-homophenylalanine is also an important chiral intermediate to synthesize a variety of novel pharmaceuticals including β-lactam antibiotics, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and neutral endopeptidace (NEP) inhibitor which retained their status as major contributors to human health preservation. L-homophenylalanine acts as a precursor for the synthesis of NEP inhibitors, which complements the effects of ACE inhibitors when used simultaneously, potentiates the outcome in the management of hypertension and congestive heart failure[1].

Использование

L-Homophenylalanine is used as a precursor in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and R-(-)-Homophenylalanin-ethylester. It is also involved in the synthesis of NEPA [(S,S)-N-(1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)alanine], which is a key intermediate to prepare the ACE-inhibitors: enalapril, delapril, quinapril and ramipril. It acts as an anti-tumor reagent.

Определение

ChEBI: A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is an analogue of L-phenylalanine having a 2-phenylethyl rather than a benzyl side-chain.