Tocris Bioscience™ L-Azidohomoalanine hydrochloride

Unnatural Amino Acids

Brand:  Tocris Bioscience™ 6584/10

Product Code. 18776176

Description

L-Azidohomoalanine hydrochloride is an unnatural amino acid. Incorporated into proteins during de novo protein synthesis, with no effect on protein degradation. Requires methionine-free medium for efficient incorporation. Substrate for wild-type methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS) in vivo. Can be used in BONCAT (bio-orthogonal non-canonical amino acid tagging) for the identification of newly synthesized proteins.

Specifications

• Chemical Name or Material: (S)-2-Amino-4-azidobutanoic acid hydrochloride
• Quantity: 10 mg
• Formula Weight: 180.59

• CAS: 942518-29-8
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈N₄O₂.HCl