(1R)-(+)-(1-AMINO-2-METHYLPROPYL)PHOSPHONIC ACID

White crystalline powder

Serves as an attractive substitute for amino carboxylic acids in biological systems. Exhibits interesting and useful properties as peptide analog, antiviral agent, hapten for the generation of catalytic antibodies, enzyme inhibitors, potent antibiotics, herbicides, and pesticides.

The enantiodiscrimination of (1R)-(+)-(1-amino-2-methylpropyl)phosphonic acid from its enantiomer in the gas-phase can be done using ESI-MS-CID technique. [electrospray ionization-mass spectrometric detection-collision induced dissociation]