Misc. - Amino Acids

Rebecca Ettling (ettlingr@musc.edu)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:36:08 -0400

Dear All,

I recently recieved the following question from a customer -
does anyone know the answer ?

> > I would need to know , in order to clear
> > up a reaction mechanism, if when I buy one aminoacid, for examplo
the
> > Phenylalanine, Histidine, etc, is it or not supposed that it shall
be
> > in the form or the respective internal salt ??
> >
> > i.e., as is it easy to dissociate the carboxylic acid group by
> > protoination of the amine group, does the general method for
production
> > and mainly the isolation of aminoacids avoid the dissociation ????
> >
> > I will be very grateful if you could be so kind as helping us with
your
> > most expert suggestions concerning our question ?
> >

If you prefer to correspond directly with them, their email addresses
are:
maria.curto@mail.ineti.pt

adriano.teixeira@mail.ineti.pt

Thank you all -- in advance !

-- Rebecca P. Ettling
Biotechnology Resource Laboratory
Protein Sequencing and Peptide Synthesis Facility
Medical University of South Carolina
173 Ashley Avenue, Room 733D BSB
Charleston, SC 29403
Tel.: (843) 792-1271
Fax: (843) 792-1264