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L tryptophan
- CAS number
- 73-22-3
- Molecular formula
- C11H12N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 204.22 g/mol
About this molecule
L-tryptophan is the L-enantiomer of tryptophan. It has a role as a micronutrient, an antidepressant, a nutraceutical, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, a tryptophan, an erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-tryptophanate. It is an enantiomer of a D-tryptophan. It is a tautomer of a L-tryptophan zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
- InChIKey
- QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-VIFPVBQESA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 80206-30-0 · 202406-50-6
- PubChem CID
- 6305
Also known as
L-tryptophan · tryptophan · L-Tryptophane · Tryptophane · (S)-Tryptophan · trofan · tryptacin · (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
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