M. Imaizumi et M. Sisido, PREPARATION OF ANTI-PYRENYL ANTIBODY AND ITS CHIRAL RECOGNITION AGAINST A NONNATURAL AMINO-ACID CARRYING PYRENYL GROUP, Chemistry Letters, (1), 1994, pp. 51-52
Monoclonal antibody was raised against a tetrapeptide containing L-pyr
enylalanine. The antibody bound the tetrapeptide as well as L-pyrenyla
lanine methyl ester, indicating that it recognizes the pyrenyl group.
The antibody, however, did not bind D-pyrenylalanine methyl ester. Thi
s finding suggests a potentiality of monoclonal antibodies for chiral
separations.