A clickable form of L-homoalanine
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L-Azidohomoalanine (hydrochloride)

Item No. 11786

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Technical Information
Formal Name
2-amino-4-azido-butanoic acid, monohydrochloride
CAS Number
942518-29-8
Synonyms
  • L-AHA
Molecular Formula
C4H8N4O2 • HCl
Formula Weight
180.6
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Acetonitrile: Slightly solubleMethanol: SolubleWater: Slightly soluble
SMILES
[N-]=[N+]=NCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O.Cl
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C4H8N4O2.ClH/c5-3(4(9)10)1-2-7-8-6;/h3H,1-2,5H2,(H,9,10);1H/t3-;/m0./s1
InChi Key
MHHYJRIDKLZZEO-DFWYDOINSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    L-Azidohomoalanine is a clickable form of the non-proteinogenic amino acid L-homoalanine (L-2-aminobutyric acid; Item No. 38750).1 It is composed of an L-methionine derivative functionalized with a clickable azide group. L-Azidohomoalanine has been used for semiquantitative analysis of newly synthesized proteins in A549 epithelial cancer cells and neural progenitor cells derived from patients with fragile X syndrome.1,2

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Wang, F., Kong, H., Meng, X., et al. A light-initiated chemical reporter strategy for spatiotemporal labeling of biomolecules. RSC Chem. Biol. 3(5), 539-545 (2022).

    2. Raj, N., McEachin, Z.T., Harousseau, W., et al. Cell-type-specific profiling of human cellular models of fragile X syndrome reveal PI3K-dependent defects in translation and neurogenesis. Cell Rep. 35(2), 108991 (2021).