L-lysine lactam is a building block.1,2It has been used in the synthesis of lysine sulfonamide HIV protease inhibitors, as well as bengamide derivatives within vitroanticancer activity.
L-Homopropargylglycine hydrochloride is an alkyl-based PROTAC linker used in PROTAC synthesis. It is an amino acid analog of methionine with an alkyne group, enabling a click chemical reaction with azide-containing Alexa Fluor.
(-)-L-threo-PDMP is an enhancer of ganglioside biosynthesis. The (-)-L-threo-PDMP (1S,2S) isomer is the active stimulatory component of DL-threo-PDMP in contrast to (+)-D-threo-PDMP , which is an inhibitor of glucosylceramide synthetase. (-)-L-threo-PDMP upregulates GM3, GD3, and GQ1b synthase levels, which are glycosyltransferases involved in ganglioside biosynthesis, and increases ganglioside levels in cells. It increases neurite outgrowth and synapse formation in vitro and improves retention of a long-term memory learned prior to forebrain ischemia in rats when administered following ischemia at a dose of 40 mg/kg per day.
L-Homoserine lactone is a synthetic intermediate.1,2It has been used in the synthesis of organoselenium chemistry intermediates and analogs of bacterial quorum-sensing signaling molecules. 1.Koch, T., and Buchardt, O.Synthesis of L-(+)-selenomethionineSynthesis1065-1067(1993) 2.Chhabra, S.R., Harty, C., Hooi, D.S.W., et al.Synthetic analogues of the bacterial signal (quorum seensing) molecule N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone as immune modulatorsJ. Med. Chem.46(1)97-104(2003)
Linoleoyl-L-carnitine is a naturally occurring long-chain acylcarnitine. Hepatic levels of linoleoyl-L-carnitine are increased following high-dose (200 mg kg) administration of isoniazid in mice.
Isobutyryl-L-carnitine is a member of the class of compounds known as acylcarnitines. Isobutyryl-L-carnitine is a product of the acyl-CoA dehydrogenases.
Carnitine is a quaternary amine that occurs naturally in most mammalian tissue. Carnitine is present in relatively high concentrations in skeletal muscle and heart where it is involved in regulating energy metabolism. It has also been used to allow the en