PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 234 °C(Solv: ethanol, 60% (64-17-5)) |
| Boiling point: | 444.0±35.0 °C(Predicted) |
| Density | 1.314±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted) |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated) |
| form | crystalline |
| pka | 2.34±0.10(Predicted) |
| color | light yellow |
Description and Uses
α-methyl-DL-tryptophan is used as a blocker of ATBo, an amino acid transporter whose expression is upregulated in cancer. It is also a substrate or non-transported inhibitor of the amino acid transporter PAT2 (slc36a2).
Safety
| WGK Germany | 3 |
