Download or read book Methods of Non-a-Amino Acid Synthesis written by Michael Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-05-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a comprehensive overview of, and the most common and useful methods for, the synthesis of non-alpha-amino acids, particularly amino acids that are key synthetic intermediates or important compounds in their own right. Attention is paid to acyclic amino acids C3-C10 including amino alkanoic carboxylic acids, aminoalkenoic acids and aminoalkynoic acids.