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Nature Protocols 2, 1884–1887 (1 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.269

Synthesis of the functionalizable methionine surrogate azidohomoalanine using Boc-homoserine as precursor

A James Link , Mandy K S Vink & David A Tirrell

This protocol describes a synthetic route to the non-canonical amino acid azidohomoalanine (AHA) using protected homoserine as a starting material. An alternative route to AHA is presented in a companion paper. This synthesis can be completed in 5 days.