Asymmetric hydrogenation and other methods for the synthesis of unnatural amino acids and derivatives

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 892-905

  Ager, David J ^a  

^a RCCorp   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hydrogenation; Chiral auxiliaries; Chiral catalysts; Enzymes; Metathesis reactions; Strecker reaction; Unnatural amino acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; DIAMINO ACID; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYDROXYLEUCINE; PHENYLGLYCINE; PIPECOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYENE AMINO ACID; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; TRIFLUOROALANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ALDOL REACTION; ALKYLATION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYDROGENATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PUBLICATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROGENATION; STEREOISOMERISM; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0036868281     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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