L-Phenylalanine

CAS: 63-91-2

Ref. TR-P319415

Product Information

• Name: L-Phenylalanine
• Synonyms: Alanine, phenyl-, L- (4CI,7CI,8CI), (-)-Phenylalanine, (2S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, (S)-(-)-Phenylalanine, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid, (S)-Phenylalanine, 3-Phenyl-L-alanine, 3-Phenylalanine, Antibiotic FN 1636, L-Alanine, 3-phenyl-, NSC 79477, Phenylalanine, Aspartame Imp. C (EP),L-Phenylalanine, (2s)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, (S)-α-Amino-β-phenylpropionic acid, (S)-α-Aminobenzenepropanoic acid, (S)-α-Aminohydrocinnamic acid, Benzenepropanoic acid, α-amino-, (S)-, Phenyl-α-alanine, β-Phenyl-L-alanine
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Impurity Aspartame EP Impurity CApplications L-Phenylalanine (Aspartame EP Impurity C) is an essential amino acid. L-Phenylalanine is biologically converted into L-tyrosine, another one of the DNA-encoded amino acids, which in turn is converted to L-DOPA and further converted into dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. L-Phenylalanine is produced for medical, feed, and nutritional applications such as in the preparation of Aspartame. Neuroprotective product.References Hollunger, G. et al.: Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol., 34, 391 (1974); Bagchi, S.P. et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 26, 900 (1977)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 165.19
• Formula: C₉H₁₁NO₂
• Color/Form: White
• 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
• InChI key: InChIKey=COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N
• SMILES: N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)O