Hippuryl-L-phenylalanine

Hippuryl-L-phenylalanine is a substrate of carboxypeptidase. Carboxypeptidase is a protease enzyme that related with obesity, epilepsy and neurodegeneration. Hippuryl-L-phenylalanine can be used for the determination of carboxypeptidase activity[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[744-59-2]

UNSPSC

12352200

Hazard Statement

H302-H315-H319-H335

Target

Carboxypeptidase

Type

Biochemical Assay Reagents

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Cancer-Kinase/protease

Field of Research

Cancer

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/hippuryl-l-phenylalanine.html

Purity

98.21

Solubility

DMSO : 250 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C(O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(CNC(C2=CC=CC=C2)=O)=O

Molecular Formula

C18H18N2O4

Molecular Weight

326.35

Precautions

P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P330-P362+P364-P405-P501

References & Citations

[1]Serafin WE, et al. Carboxypeptidase A in mouse mast cells. Identification, characterization, and use as a differentiation marker. J Immunol. 1987 Dec 1;139 (11) :3771-6.|[2]Sapio MR, Fricker LD. Carboxypeptidases in disease: insights from peptidomic studies. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2014 Jun;8 (5-6) :327-37.