title: 4-Mercaptophenylacetic acid
text: # 4-Mercaptophenylacetic acid
  
  MPAA (4-Mercaptophenylacetic acid) is a redox buffer that increases the folding rate of disulfide-containing proteins.
  
  MPAA is also used in native chemical ligation as a thiol catalyst.
  
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