L-p-Boronophenylalanine

MedChem Express

L-p-Boronophenylalanine [76410-58-7]

5

Research Use Only

99.84

L-p-Boronophenylalanine is a boron-containing substrate for L-type amino acid transporters (LAT1 and LAT2). L-p-Boronophenylalanine enters tumor cells by competing with natural amino acids for LAT, selectively accumulating boron in cancer cells. L-p-Boronophenylalanine can be used in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). When boron-10 captures thermal neutrons, a nuclear reaction occurs, producing high-energy alpha particles and lithium nuclei, which kill cancer cells at close range with little damage to surrounding tissues. L-p-Boronophenylalanine can be used in cancer research, especially glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma[1][2].

-20°C,2°C to 8°C

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