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p-amino-L-phenylalanine

p-Aminophenylalanine

ncAA Foundational Publication Support

Mehl, Ryan A, Christopher Anderson, Stephen W Santoro, Lei Wang, Andrew B Martin, David S King, David M Horn, and Peter G Schultz. (2003) 2003. “Generation Of A Bacterium With A 21 Amino Acid Genetic Code.”. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 125 (4): 935-9.
ncAA Utility
π-donating effects, hydrogen-bonding properties, and weak basicity
ncAA Source
Endogenous - Biosynthesized
ncAA Availability
Can be biosynthesized in modified E coli strain as described in foundational paper. Also can be purchased from sources including https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/sial/09193

RS/tRNA Pair(s)

ncAA Synonyms
pAF
p-aminoPhe
4-amino-L-Phenylalanine
p-amino-L-phenylalanine
H-Phe(4-NH2)-OH
4-Aminophenylalanine
p-Aminophenylalanine
(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-aminophenyl)propanoic acid
Phenylalanine, 4-amino-
aminophenylalanine
ChEBI ID
29737
ChEBI Link
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI%3A29737
PubChem Link
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4-Aminophenylalanine#section=Molecula…
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