In recent years, organo-fluorine chemistry has made a marked impacton the design and synthesis of a large variety of biologicallyactive molecules, such as steroids, carbohydrates, amines, aminoacids, peptides and other natural products. Naturally occurringamino acids play a pivotal role in living systems, and thereforesynthetic fluorine-containing amino acids have been of significantinterest to researchers working towards the understanding andmodification of physiological processes. Fluorine-containing AminoAcids:
* is the first volume devoted to the synthesis and properties offluorine-containing amino acids
* pays special attention to the preparation of enantiomericallypure acids (which are essential to the modern pharmaceuticalindustry)
* deals with a rapidly expanding field of research
* has been written by experienced researchers who are responsiblefor many developments in the field
* highlights the interdisciplinary nature of this topic
Fluorine-containing Amino Acids is the only dedicated reference inthis subject and will be essential for researchers in syntheticorganic, peptide, natural product, and medicinal chemistry andbiochemistry.

Valery P. Kukhar is the editor of Fluorine-containing Amino Acids: Synthesis and Properties, published by Wiley. Vadim A. Soloshonok is the editor of Fluorine-containing Amino Acids: Synthesis and Properties, published by Wiley.