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A9502

Sigma-Aldrich

Ala-Ala

Synonym(s):

L-Alanyl-L-alanine

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(NH2)CONHCH(CH3)CO2H
CAS Number:
1948-31-8
Molecular Weight:
160.17
Beilstein:
1724813
EC Number:
217-751-7
MDL number:
MFCD00008075
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24891459
NACRES:
NA.26

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

Quality Level

200

form

powder

color

white

mp

280-285 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[C@H](N)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12N2O3/c1-3(7)5(9)8-4(2)6(10)11/h3-4H,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t3-,4-/m0/s1

InChI key

DEFJQIDDEAULHB-IMJSIDKUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CA1(759) , CA2(760) , SLC15A1(6564)
rat ... Tpp2(81815)

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Application

Ala-Ala has been used as a peptide sample for chromatographic analysis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Alanyl-L-alanine is used as a model dipeptide in physicochemical studies of processes such as the effects of pH (protonation) on conformation.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Jirí Sebek et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 113(27), 7760-7768 (2009-06-17)
Fine effects of the hydration, charge, and conformational structural changes in L-alanyl-L-alanine (Ala-Ala) dipeptide were studied with the aid of Raman and Raman optical activity (ROA) spectra. The spectra were recorded experimentally and analyzed by means of density functional computations.
Determination of theoretical retention times for peptides analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
Dziuba J, et al.
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Technologia Alimentaria, 10(2) (2011)
Ladislav Benda et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 113(15), 5273-5281 (2009-03-24)
The dependence of the effective chemical shielding anisotropy (effective CSA, Deltasigma(eff)) on the phi and psi peptide backbone torsion angles was calculated in the l-alanyl-l-alanine (LALA) peptide using the DFT method. The effects of backbone conformation, molecular charge including the
Vladimír Sychrovský et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 112(6), 1796-1805 (2008-01-04)
The l-alanyl-l-alanine (AA) molecule behaves differently in acidic, neutral, and basic environments. Because of its molecular flexibility and strong interaction with the aqueous environment, its behavior has to be deduced from the NMR spectra indirectly, using statistical methods and comparison
Ryan K Quinn et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 20(15), 4382-4385 (2010-07-03)
The alkene peptide isostere for the d-Ala-d-Ala dipeptide was synthesized via a convergent approach utilizing olefin cross-metathesis. The new isostere was then evaluated for binding to the last resort antibiotic, vancomycin. The alkene isostere exhibited a K(D)=90 microM in comparison
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