CAS 534-03-2: Serinol

2-Aminopropane-1,3-diol

Applications 2-Aminopropane-1,3-diol is used in the synthesis of novel potent inhibitors of human uridine phosphorylase used to reduce toxicity of 5-fluorouracil without affecting its antitumor activity. References Renck, D. et al.: J. Med. Chem., 56, 8892 (2013);

2-Amino-1,3-propanediol is used as an intermediate in several chemical applications and also useful for serinol and some of its derivatives. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

2-Aminopropane-1,3-diol

2-Amino-1,3-propanediol is a glycerol byproduct that is a metabolite of the serine biosynthesis pathway. It is converted to glycine by the enzyme serinol synthase and can be used as a fluorescence probe for laser ablation analysis. 2-Amino-1,3-propanediol reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid or base to form an ester hydrochloride. This reaction mechanism has been demonstrated on wild-type strains of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. 2-Amino-1,3-propanediol can also be used as a substrate for bacterial growth, which may lead to bowel disease or autoimmune diseases in humans.