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L phenylalanine

CAS number
63-91-2
Molecular formula
C9H11NO2
Molecular weight
165.19 g/mol
L phenylalanine — 2D structure
2D structure (PubChem)

About this molecule

L-phenylalanine is the L-enantiomer of phenylalanine. It has a role as a micronutrient, a nutraceutical, an EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitor, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, a phenylalanine, an erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-phenylalaninium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-phenylalaninate. It is an enantiomer of a D-phenylalanine. It is a tautomer of a L-phenylalanine zwitterion.

Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.

Identifiers

IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid
InChIKey
COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
Other CAS numbers recorded
25191-15-5 · 67675-33-6
PubChem CID
6140

Also known as

L-phenylalanine · phenylalanine · (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid · 3-Phenyl-L-alanine · (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid · (S)-Phenylalanine · 3-Phenylalanine · beta-Phenyl-L-alanine

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