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Methyl-o-nitropiperonyllysine

≥95%

Synonym(s):

N6-((1-(6-Nitrobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethoxy)carbonyl)-L-lysine, Light-triggered decaging Lys, Photo-controlled amino acid, Photocaged amino acid, Photocleavable lysine derivative, mNPK

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H21N3O8
CAS Number:
1221189-11-2
Molecular Weight:
383.35
MDL number:
MFCD30474478
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95%

form

powder

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[N+](=O)([O-])c1cc2c(cc1C(OC(=O)NCCCC[C@H](N)C(=O)O)C)OCO2

InChI

1S/C16H21N3O8/c1-9(27-16(22)18-5-3-2-4-11(17)15(20)21)10-6-13-14(26-8-25-13)7-12(10)19(23)24/h6-7,9,11H,2-5,8,17H2,1H3,(H,18,22)(H,20,21)/t9?,11-/m0/s1

Application

Methyl-o-nitropiperonyllysine (mNPK) trifluoroacetic acid is a photo-responsive unnatural amino acid (UAA) for spatiotemporal control of biological molecules or processes as reported by Kneuttinger et al. Irradiation with UV light decages the Lys amino acid, freeing the residue or protein for biological activity. Tools such as mNPK will find wide utility in light regulation of activity, allostery, and enzyme pathways.

Product can be used with our line of photoreactors: Including Penn PhD (Z744035) & SynLED 2.0 (Z744080)

Other Notes

Light Regulation of Enzyme Allostery through Photoresponsive Unnatural Amino Acids

Precise Photoremovable Perturbation of a Virus-Host Interaction

Genetic code expansion in the mouse brain

Genetically encoded optical activation of DNA recombination in human cells

Bioorthogonal Chemical Activation of Kinases in Living Systems

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

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ACS synthetic biology, 3(10), 731-736 (2014-06-17)
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Arnaud Gautier et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(7), 2124-2127 (2011-01-29)
We report a general strategy for creating protein kinases in mammalian cells that are poised for very rapid activation by light. By photoactivating a caged version of MEK1, we demonstrate the specific, rapid, and receptor independent activation of an artificial
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