Basic information
- Standard SMILES
NC(Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O- InChIKey
QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C11H12N2O2
- Average molar mass
- 204.22 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 204.08987762
Overview
Tryptophan is an alpha-amino acid that is alanine bearing an indol-3-yl substituent at position 3. It has a role as a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is a polar amino acid, an alpha-amino acid, an aromatic amino acid and an aminoalkylindole. It contains a 1H-indol-3-ylmethyl group. It is a conjugate base of a tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a tryptophanate. It is a tautomer of a tryptophan zwitterion.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Dl-Tryptophan
- IUPAC
- 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
- English name
- POLY-L-TRYPTOPHAN
- Molecular formula
- C11H12N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 204.22518
Names & synonyms
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Database identifiers
- CAS
27813-82-7、54-12-6、73-22-3- PubChem CID
- 1148
- DTXSID
DTXSID0021418- ChEMBL
CHEMBL484901- ChEBI
CHEBI:27897- UNII
- X9U7434L7A
- EC Number
- 200-194-9
- Nikkaji
- J314.694D
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -1.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 79.1 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 3
- Heavy atoms
- 15
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 245
Experimental & physicochemical properties
Physical Description
Beige powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Solid
Dissociation Constants
2.3
9.3
Physicochemical properties
- storage temp.
- 20 °C · −20°C
- WGK Germany
- 3 · 3
Safety & regulation
GHS classification
GHS Classification
This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 77.8% (7 of 9) of all reports.
Warning
H315 (22.2%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 9 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Hazard information
Safety data
- wgk
- 3
Chemistry & industry
Pharmacology
Uses & manufacturing
Suppliers6 total
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: Tryptophan is an alpha-amino acid that is alanine bearing an indol-3-yl substituent at position 3. It has a role as a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is an alpha-amino acid, an aminoalkylindole, a polar amino acid and an aromatic amino acid. It contains a 1H-indol-3-ylmethyl group. It is a conjugate base of a tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a tryptophanate. It is a tautomer of a tryptophan zwitterion.
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