Applications

Protected amino acids play a vital role in life since they are utilized to synthesize various bioactive substances such as peptide sweeteners, nutritional supplements, cosmetic raw materials, surfactants, and pharmaceuticals.

Alfa Chemistry has extensive experience in the synthesis of protected amino acids. We are committed to providing customers with high-quality protected amino acids and providing supports for your development and application of protected amino acids.

Synthetize Peptide Sweeteners

Peptide sweeteners, especially dipeptide sweeteners, are widely used due to their advantages of high sweetness, good taste, no heat, and no dental caries. As important synthetic raw materials, protected amino acids have been used in the synthesis of peptide sweeteners such as aspartame, alitame, and neotame.

Synthetize Nutritional Supplements

Protected amino acids are used in the synthesis of nutritional supplements to help meet the body's nutritional needs and improve dietary balance. They are also used to synthesize nutritional supplements for animals to increase their growth rate and weight.

Synthetize Cosmetic Raw Materials

At present, bioactive peptides are widely used as functional raw materials in beauty care and cosmetics. Most of these peptides are prepared by chemical synthesis, and protected amino acids are indispensable raw materials. They can synthesize antioxidants, moisturizers, anti-aging agents and other functional raw materials.

Synthetize Surfactants

Protected amino acids are used to synthesize many anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants and nonionic surfactants, which are environmentally friendly and have special functions. For example, N-acyl-protected amino acids can be used to synthesize anionic surfactants, which degrade safely and quickly.

Synthetize Pharmaceuticals

As raw materials in medicine, protected amino acids can be used to synthesize a variety of pharmaceuticals or pharmaceuticals precursors, such as insulin, antibiotics, anti-tumor drugs, etc. Among them, 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-protected amino acids and tert-butyloxy carbonyl (Boc)-protected amino acids are the most widely used and play an important role in the development of peptide pharmaceuticals.