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Fmoc-Phe-OH

Novabiochem®

Synonym(s):

Fmoc-Phe-OH, N-α-Fmoc-L-phenylalanine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H21NO4
CAS Number:
35661-40-6
Molecular Weight:
387.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Index Number:
252-661-1
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
MFCD00037128
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Quality Level

400

product line

Novabiochem®

assay

≥98% (TLC), ≥98.0% (acidimetric), ≥99.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reaction type: Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis

manufacturer/tradename

Novabiochem®

mp

180-188 °C

application(s)

peptide synthesis

functional group

Fmoc

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

N(C(Cc4ccccc4)C(=O)O)C(=O)OCC1c2c(cccc2)c3c1cccc3

InChI

1S/C24H21NO4/c26-23(27)22(14-16-8-2-1-3-9-16)25-24(28)29-15-21-19-12-6-4-10-17(19)18-11-5-7-13-20(18)21/h1-13,21-22H,14-15H2,(H,25,28)(H,26,27)

InChI key

SJVFAHZPLIXNDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

High purity Fmoc-protected amino acid for research and process production of peptides, with very low levels of dipeptide, free-amino acids and acetic acid impurities.
Standard building block for introduction of phenylalanine amino-acid residues by Fmoc SPPS

Associated Protocols and Technical Articles
Fmoc-amino acids for Peptide Production
Cleavage and Deprotection Protocols for Fmoc SPPS

Application

  • Drug release from hydrogels: Utilization in the preparation and optimization of amino acid-based double network hydrogels for photocontrolled drug release, showing promise in drug delivery systems (S Xiang et al., 2024).
  • Self-assembling biomaterials: Research on self-assembling Fmoc-Phe-OH peptides for the formation of functional biomaterials, applicable in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (H Ren et al., 2021).

Analysis Note

Colour (visual): white to off white
Appearance of substance (visual): powder
Colour index (0,5 M in DMF): ≤ 150 Hazen
Identity (IR): passes test
Enantiomeric purity: ≥ 99.8 % (a/a)
Purity (HPLC): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Fmoc-ß-Ala-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Fmoc-ß-Ala-Phe-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Fmoc-Phe-Phe-OH (HPLC): ≤ 0.1 % (a/a)
Assay free amino acid (GC): ≤ 0.2 %
Purity (TLC(011A)): ≥ 98 %
Purity (TLC(0811)): ≥ 98 %
Solubility (25 mmole in 50 ml DMF): clearly soluble
Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 98.0 %
Water (K. F.): ≤ 2.0 %
Ethyl acetate (HS-GC): ≤ 0.5 %
Acetate (IC): ≤ 0.02 %

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Other Notes

Replaces: 04-12-1030

Legal Information

Novabiochem is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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