Phe

Salts []
L-Phenylalanine hydrochloride

Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formula	C9H11NO2
Molecular mass	165.19 g/mol
Appearance	Prisms form water
Odor	Slight
Taste	Bitter
Predicted LogP	-1.5
Melting point	541 °
Boiling point	563 °
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides/.
Solubility	10 to 50 mg/mL at 77 °F (NTP, 1992)
Chirality	absolute

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	(2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid
SMILES	C1=CC=C(C=C1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChI	InChI=1S/C9H11NO2/c10-8(9(11)12)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6,10H2,(H,11,12)/t8-/m0/s1
InChIKey	COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N

L-Phenylalanine

L-Phenylalanine (also known as L-phenylalanine, phenylalanine, 3-Phenyl-L-alanine, (S)-Phenylalanine, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, (L)-Phenylalanine, 3-Phenylalanine, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid, beta-Phenyl-L-alanine or Antibiotic FN 1636) is a antidepressant substance of the amphetamine class.

Chemistry

L-Phenylalanine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

Stereochemistry

See also

• Antidepressant
• Depressant
• Amphetamine
• Substituted amphetamines
• Bluedark

External links

• L-Phenylalanine (Wikipedia)
• L-Phenylalanine (Wikidata)
• L-Phenylalanine (DrugBank)
• L-Phenylalanine (PubChem)
• L-Phenylalanine (ChemSpider)
• L-Phenylalanine (ChEMBL)
• L-Phenylalanine (ChEBI)
• L-Phenylalanine (Common Chemistry)
• L-Phenylalanine (HMDB)
• L-Phenylalanine (KEGG)
• L-Phenylalanine (UNII)
• L-Phenylalanine (EPA DSSTox)