6-Aminohexanoic acid, 99%

Description

6-Aminohexanoic acid is used as an intermediate in the polymerization of Nylon-6. It is involved in the extraction of aldehydes from the reaction mixture as well as to improve the solubilization of membrane proteins in electrophoresis. It acts as an inhibitor of fibrinolysis.

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General Description

• 6-aminohexanoic acid, an epsilon-amino acid, shows an antifibrinolytic and hematologic activity
• This compound competitively inhibits the activation of plasminogen; it consequently reduces the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin (fibrinolysin), an enzyme responsible for the degradation of fibrin clots, fibrinogen, and other plasma proteins, including the procoagulant factors V and VIII

Application

• It has been used as an intermediate in the polymerization of Nylon-6
• It is used for biomolecular applications to extract aldehydes from the reaction mixture and to increase membrane protein solubilization in electrophoresis experiments
• It has been described to inhibit plasminogen binding to activated platelets
• This compound can bind and inactivate carboxypeptidase B
• This compound can also inhibit the activation of the first component of the complement system