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Unusually strong lipophilicity of 'fat' or 'super' amino-acids, including a new reference value for glycine

Authors :
Kim Q. Do
C. Hansch
J. L. Fauchère
P. Y. C. Jow
Source :
Experientia. 36(10)
Publication Year :
1980

Abstract

Lipophilic, steric, electronic, and enzyme resistance characteristics of carboranylalanine, adamantylalanine, neopentylglycine and tert-butylglycine are described. The first 2 amino-acids display lipophilicities 2 orders of magnitude higher than tryptophan.

Details

ISSN :
00144754
Volume :
36
Issue :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Experientia
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2b2578d55147df6a98f4e8ef11a66832