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Smith, Michael, 1946 October 17-

Methods of non-[alpha]-amino acid synthesis / Michael Bryant Smith. - 2nd ed. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2014. - xx, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The most common are alpha-amino acids based on their molecular structures, but other structures are possible (such as beta and gamma). Most books on amino acids focus on alpha-amino acids, but this book describes the many other amino acids, many of which are also critically important in biology. In addition, non-alpha-amino acids are used as chiral ligands in many catalysis reactions and are useful starting materials for the synthesis of important natural and non-natural products"--

9781466577893 (hardback)


Amino acids--Synthesis.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Molecular Biology.

572.65 / S655

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