Improved isotopic deuterium labeling at the diastereotopic methyl group of leucine: A synthetic route to (4S)- and (4R)-[5-2H 1]leucine

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 276-278

  Yamauchi, Noriaki ^a   Endoh, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deuterium labeling; Diastereotopic methyl group; Leucine

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEUTERIUM LABELING; DIASTEREOTOPIC METHYL GROUP; ISOTOPOMERS; LEUCINE;

DEUTERIUM;

DEUTERIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LEUCINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEUCINE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 31444448586     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.276     Document Type: Article

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