Bioactivity | 4-Azido-L-phenylalanine is an unnatural amino acid, which is used as an effective vibrational reporter of local protein environments. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | In cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) method, 0.9-1.7 mg/mL of modified soluble super-folder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) containing either 4-Azido-L-phenylalanine or p-propargyloxy-l-phenylalanine (pPaF) accumulate in the CFPS solutions[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | 4-Azido-L-phenylalanine | ||||||||||||
CAS | 33173-53-4 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C9H10N4O2 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 206.20 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Albayrak C, et al. Cell-free co-production of an orthogonal transfer RNA activates efficient site-specific non-natural amino acid incorporation. Nucleic Acids Res. 2013 Jun;41(11):5949-63. |