Title: Py-Phe
CAS Registry Number: 199612-75-4
CAS Name: N-[1-oxo-4-(1-pyrenyl)butyl]-L-phenylalanine
Synonyms: N-(1-phenylalanine)-4-(1-pyrene)butyramide
Molecular Formula: C29H25NO3
Molecular Weight: 435.51
Percent Composition: C 79.98%, H 5.79%, N 3.22%, O 11.02%
Literature References: Photoactivated chemical protease. Prepn: C. V. Kumar, A. Buranaprapuk,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 36, 2085 (1997). Site specificity:
idem et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95, 10361 (1998).
Properties: e 42600 M-1cm-1 at 343 nm.
Use: Photocleavage probe.