D-Alanine has been used: as an amine donor for ω-transaminase mediated (R)-amination as a substrate for the treatment of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO )-transfected cells to measure the heat capacity of L-alanine single crystal
Assay
≥98% (HPLC)
Beilstein
1720249
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D-Alanine is the non-proteinogenic form of alanine which is used in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. D-Alanine is used to study the specificity and kinetics of alanine racemase(s) (alaR).