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Several rationally designed analogs of 3-fluoro-2-oxo-3-phenylpropionic aci
d were chemically synthesized, and the reactions of the hydrate form of the
se compounds with 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase from pig liver as inh
ibitors were examined. Compounds 14a and 14b were found to be potent compet
itive inhibitors of the enzyme with K-i values of 10 and 22 mu M, respectiv
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