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L-Phenylalanine

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CAS Number

63-91-2

Synonyms

phenylalanine
3-Phenyl-L-alanine
(S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid

Description

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

Molecular Weight

165.19

Molecular Formula

C9H11NO2

EINECS

200-568-1

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)O)N

Appearance

White Crystalline Powder

Storage

Room temperature