Bioactivity | Ala-Gly-Ala is a prototype of a general tripeptide Xxx-Gly-Zzz. Except glycine and proline, there can be 18 possible amino acids for Xxx and another 18 amino acids for Zzz. Ala-Gly-Ala can be used as a model for up to 324 possible motifs of this kind of tripeptide[1]. |
Name | Ala-Gly-Ala |
CAS | 37460-22-3 |
Sequence | Ala-Gly-Ala |
Shortening | AGA |
Formula | C8H15N3O4 |
Molar Mass | 217.22 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Liao J, et al. An assessment of the chiral environment created by adjacent D- and L-alanyl residues on a glycine unit within the tripeptide N-Ac-Ala-Gly-Ala-NHMe: An ab initio exploratory study. Journal of Molecular Structure Theochem, 2003, 621(3):163-187. |