Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids
Contributors: Eusebio Juaristi (Editor); V. A. Soloshonok (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH; Wiley-Interscience
Published: April 21, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 634
ISBN-13: 9780471467380
First sentence: The simplest -amino acid is -aminopropionic acid (-alanine, 1), which is not a proteinogenic amino acid, but it is an essential component of many relevant, biologically active compounds, such as vitamin B3 (pantothenic acid, 2).