A photoreactive derivative of L-phenylalanine
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p-Benzoyl-L-phenylalanine

Item No. 36168

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Technical Information
Formal Name
4-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine
CAS Number
104504-45-2
Synonyms
  • BzF
Molecular Formula
C16H15NO3
Formula Weight
269.3
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
λmax
259 nm
SMILES
O=C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C[C@H](N)C(O)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C16H15NO3/c17-14(16(19)20)10-11-6-8-13(9-7-11)15(18)12-4-2-1-3-5-12/h1-9,14H,10,17H2,(H,19,20)/t14-/m0/s1
InChi Key
TVIDEEHSOPHZBR-AWEZNQCLSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    BzF is a photoreactive derivative of the amino acid L-phenylalanine (Item No. 31498).1 It can be incorporated into synthetic peptides and used as a photolabel to cross-link the peptides to their protein binding partners to identify the residues involved in peptide-protein interactions. BzF has also been incorporated into G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to identify potential ligand binding sites.2

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Kauer, J.C., Erickson-Viitanen, S., Wolfe, H.R., Jr., et al. p-Benzoyl-ʟ-phenylalanine, a new photoreactive amino acid. Photolabeling of calmodulin with a synthetic calmodulin-binding peptide. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 261(23), 10695-10700 (1986).

    2. Becker, J.M., and Naider, F. Cross-linking strategies to study peptide ligand-receptor interactions. Methods Enzymol. 556, 527-547 (2015).