Description

• Application: Site-Specific Conversion of Cysteine in a Protein to Dehydroalanine Using 2-Nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic Acid: This research demonstrates the use of 2-Nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic acid in protein engineering to modify cysteine residues, which is critical for developing therapeutic proteins and understanding protein structure-function relationships (Qiao et al., 2021).Scrapie prion protein structural constraints obtained by limited proteolysis and mass spectrometry: Highlights the utility of 2-Nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic acid in the study of prion proteins, providing insights into protein misfolding diseases which can lead to novel therapeutic approaches (Sajnani et al., 2008).Localization of a substrate binding domain of the human reduced folate carrier to transmembrane domain 11 by radioaffinity labeling and cysteine-substituted accessibility methods: Utilizes 2-Nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic acid in biochemical assays to understand transporter proteins, essential for drug delivery and targeting (Hou et al., 2005).A novel procedure for the preparation of biologically active recombinant peptides using a cyanylation reaction: Describes a method using 2-Nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic acid for peptide synthesis, beneficial for the development of peptide-based pharmaceuticals (Koyama et al., 1994).
• Biochem/physiol Actions: 2-nitro-5-thiocyanatobenzoic acid (NTCB) is commonly used to cyanylate and cleave proteins at cysteine residues.
• Packaging: Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.