Basic information
- CAS
7540-67-2- Standard SMILES
CC(=O)OCCC(N)C(=O)O- InChIKey
FCXZBWSIAGGPCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C6H11NO4
- Average molar mass
- 161.16 g/mol
Overview
O-acetylhomoserine is an alpha-amino acid that is homoserine in which the alcoholic hydroxy group has been converted to the corresponding acetate. It is an acetate ester and a non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid. It is functionally related to a homoserine. It is a tautomer of an O-acetylhomoserine zwitterion.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Acetylhomoserine
- IUPAC
- 4-acetyloxy-2-aminobutanoic acid
Names & synonyms
4-acetyloxy-2-aminobutanoic acidRefChem:10760254-acetyloxy-2-azaniumylbutanoateAcetylhomoserine4-Acetoxy-2-aminobutanoic acidHomoserine acetate4-(acetyloxy)-2-aminobutanoic acidO-acetyl-dl-homoserineSCHEMBL3024954-acetoxy-2-amino-butanoic acidHAA54067Q27107556
Database identifiers
- CAS
7540-67-2- PubChem CID
- 528
- ChEBI
CHEBI:7671- Nikkaji
- J2.366.471B
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -3.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 89.6 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 5
- Rotatable bonds
- 5
- Heavy atoms
- 11
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 157
Experimental & physicochemical properties
Melting Point200 °C
Physical DescriptionSolid
Chemistry & industry
Pharmacology
Cellular LocationsCytoplasm
Related reactions
2 records
Compound notes
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