Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Diphenylalanine is an unnatural amino acid. It is similar to the two amino acids alanine and phenylalanine. It has been used for the synthesis of pseudopeptide analogues which are capable of inhibiting certain enzymes.A possible synthesis starts from 33-diphenyl-propionic acid which is stereoselective aminated to the diphenylalanine.
