L-Tyrosine

L-Tyrosine
L-Tyrosine
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formulaC9H11NO3
Molecular mass181.19 g/mol
AppearanceFINE SILKY NEEDLES
Melting point344 °C
Boiling pointBOILING POINT: SUBLIMES
SolubilitySOLUBILITY IN WATER 0.453 G/L @ 25 °C; INSOL IN ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL, ETHER, ACETONE; SOL IN ALKALINE SOLN
Chiralityabsolute
Identifiers
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IUPAC name(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
Cannonical SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O
InChIInChI=1S/C9H11NO3/c10-8(9(12)13)5-6-1-3-7(11)4-2-6/h1-4,8,11H,5,10H2,(H,12,13)/t8-/m0/s1
InChIKeyOUYCCCASQSFEME-QMMMGPOBSA-N

L-Tyrosine (also known as L-tyrosine, tyrosine, (S)-Tyrosine, p-Tyrosine, H-Tyr-OH, L-p-Tyrosine, 4-Hydroxy-L-phenylalanine, tirosina, Tyrosine, L- or Tyrosinum [Latin]) is a substance of the phenethylamine class.

Chemistry

L-Tyrosine is typically prepared in the form of its amine salts tyrosine disodium dihydrate and tetrahydroxytrialuminum dioxide monotyrosinate.

L-Tyrosine is a absolute mixture

See also