Tryptophan

C11H12N2O2CAS 73-22-3204.23 g/mol

H2NNHOHO
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C11H12N2O2
Molar mass
204.23 g/mol
Exact mass
204.0899 Da
Melting point
282 °C
logP
1.12Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
79.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Identifiers

CAS number
73-22-3
SMILES
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
InChIKey
QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-VIFPVBQESA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C11H12N2O2/c12-9(11(14)15)5-7-6-13-10-4-2-1-3-8(7)10/h1-4,6,9,13H,5,12H2,(H,14,15)/t9-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

23 names · show all
  • L-Tryptophan
  • Tryptophan, L-
  • l-β-3-Indolylalanine
  • Tryptophane
  • L-Tryptophane
  • 1H-Indole-3-propanoic acid, α-amino-, (S)-
  • L-(-)-Tryptophan
  • l-α-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid
  • 2-Amino-3-indolylpropanoic acid
  • (S)-α-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid
  • (-)-Tryptophan
  • 1H-Indole-3-alanine, (S)-
  • EH 121
  • (S)-Tryptophan
  • (S)-α-Amino-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid
  • (S)-α-Amino-β-indolepropionic acid
  • 3-Indol-3-ylalanine
  • L-Alanine, 3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-
  • Lyphan
  • NSC 13119
  • (2S)-2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
  • (S)-2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
  • (2S)-2-Azaniumyl-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoate

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