The Importance of 6-Aminohexanoic Acid as a Hydrophobic, Flexible Structural Element

6-aminohexanoic acid is an ω-amino acid with a hydrophobic, flexible structure. Although the ω-amino acid in question is mainly used clinically as an antifibrinolytic drug, other applications are also interesting and important. This synthetic lysine derivative, without an α-amino group, plays a sign...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of molecular sciences 2021-11, Vol.22 (22), p.12122
Hauptverfasser: Markowska, Agnieszka, Markowski, Adam Roman, Jarocka-Karpowicz, Iwona
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Zusammenfassung:6-aminohexanoic acid is an ω-amino acid with a hydrophobic, flexible structure. Although the ω-amino acid in question is mainly used clinically as an antifibrinolytic drug, other applications are also interesting and important. This synthetic lysine derivative, without an α-amino group, plays a significant role in chemical synthesis of modified peptides and in the polyamide synthetic fibers (nylon) industry. It is also often used as a linker in various biologically active structures. This review concentrates on the role of 6-aminohexanoic acid in the structure of various molecules.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms222212122