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Usage

Uses

Used in Analytical Chemistry:
H-ALA-BETANA is used as a chiral derivatizing reagent for the enantiomeric separation of amino acids and other chiral compounds. It aids in the analysis and determination of enantiomers by enhancing their resolution and selectivity during chromatographic separations.
Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
H-ALA-BETANA is used as a building block in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds, including drugs and drug candidates. Its unique structure allows for the development of new molecules with potential therapeutic applications.
Used in Research and Development:
H-ALA-BETANA is utilized in research and development for the study of enzyme substrate specificity, enzyme inhibition, and the development of new analytical methods for the detection and quantification of chiral compounds.

InChI:InChI=1/C13H14N2O/c1-9(14)13(16)15-12-7-6-10-4-2-3-5-11(10)8-12/h2-9H,14H2,1H3,(H,15,16)

Upstream product

• 20723-89-1 alanine‐2‐naphthylamide 
• 97948-70-4 benzyloxycarbonylalanine 2-naphthylamide 
• 91-59-8 naphthalen-2-ylamine 
• 2149-46-4 alanine‐2‐naphthylamide 

Downstream Products

• 56-41-7 L-alanin 
• 91-59-8 naphthalen-2-ylamine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

New chiral stationary phases for liquid chromatography based on small molecules: Development, enantioresolution evaluation and chiral recognition mechanisms

Recently, we reported the development of new chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for liquid chromatography (LC) based on chiral derivatives of xanthones (CDXs). Based on the most promising CDX selectors, 12 new CSPs were successfully prepared starting from suitable functionalized small molecules including xanthone and benzophenone derivatives. The chiral selectors comprising one, two, three, or four chiral moieties were covalently bonded to a chromatographic support and further packed into LC stainless-steel columns (150?×?2.1?mm I.D.). The enantioselective performance of the new CSPs was evaluated by LC using different classes of chiral compounds. Specificity for enantioseparation of some CDXs was observed in the evaluation of the new CSPs. Besides, assessment of chiral recognition mechanisms was performed by computational studies using molecular docking approach, which are in accordance with the chromatographic parameters. X-Ray analysis was used to establish a chiral selector 3D structure.

First-Order Rate Constans for the Racemization of Each Component in a Mixture of Isomeric Dipeptides and their Diketopiperazines

L-Alanylglycine (L-Ala-Gly), glycyl-L-alanine (Gly-L-Ala), and c-L-Ala-Gly were racemized at 120 deg C in aqueous phosphate-buffered solutions at pH 8.0, a pH value near maximum racemization.The kinetics were followed by regression analysis.The racemization of Ala-Gly and Gly-Ala closelly followed reversible first-order kinetics.The initial rate of racemisation of DKP was fast but soon slowed, likely because of hydrolysis to the dipeptides.The resulting rate was similar to that of the dipeptides.The observed racemization rate constans of the dipeptides and DKP were shown to be independent of the concentration of the peptides and the concetration of buffer.Component isolation studies using preparative TLC and chiral-phase GC analysis, coupled with computer analysis, showed an equilibrium existing between Ala-Gly, Gly-Ala, and DKP and the individual rates of racemization.At equilibrium, the mole fractions are as follows: Ala-Gly, 0.57; DKP, 0.22; Gly-Ala, 0.21.The rate constant for racemization of DKP was only 2 times that of Gly-Ala and 7 times the rate of Ala-Gly.Ala-Gly racemized 20 times and Gly-Ala 66 times faster than free alanine.The results support the influence of neighboring groups in the racemization of dipeptides.Factors that contribute to the rapid racemization (epimerization) are discussed.