Dansyllysine is utilized to study binding conformations of drugs to human serum albumin and is utilized as a template molecule to form molecularly imprinted monolayers (MIMs) useful to produce optical biosensor recognition elements.
Dansylmethionine is a common cosubstrate involved in methyl group transfers, transsulfuration, and aminopropylation. Although these anabolic reactions occur throughout the body, most SAM-e is produced and consumed in the liver. More than 40 methyl transfe