The molecule is an N-{1-[(naphthalen-2-yl)amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl}benzamide that is the amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of N-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine with the amino group of 2-aminonaphthalene. It has a role as a chromogenic compound. It is a N-{1-[(naphthalen-2-yl)amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl}benzamide and a L-phenylalanine derivative. It is an enantiomer of a N-benzoyl-D-phenylalanine 2-naphthylamide.
N-[(2S)-1-(naphthalen-2-ylamino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]benzamide