Preparation of the functionalizable methionine surrogate azidohomoalanine via copper-catalyzed diazo transfer

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1879-1883

  Link, A James ^a,b   Vink, Mandy K S ^a,b,c   Tirrell, David A ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c BioCatalytics Europe GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; AZIDE; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; COPPER; DIAMINOBUTYRIC ACID; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; METHIONINE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISTILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

ALANINE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COPPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; FURANS; METHIONINE; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 34548170626     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.268     Document Type: Article

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