L-Tyrosine

CAS: 60-18-4

Ref. TR-T899975

Product Information

• Name: L-Tyrosine
• Synonyms: Tyrosine, (S)-Tyrosine, L-Phenylalanine, 4-hydroxy-, L-p-Tyrosine, NSC 82624, NSC 9973, Propanoic acid, 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (S)-, p-Tyrosine,L-Tyrosine, Tyrosine, L- (8CI), (-)-α-Amino-p-hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid, (2S)-2-Amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, (S)-α-Amino-4-hydroxybenzenepropanoic acid, 4-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)phenol, Benzenepropanoic acid, α-amino-4-hydroxy-, (S)-, H-L-Tyr-OH, L(-)-β-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)alanine, L-4-Hydroxyphenylalanine, L-Tyr, Therigon, Tyr, p-Hydroxyphenylalanine, β-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)alanine
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Impurity Levodopa EP Impurity BApplications L-Tyrosine (Levodopa EP Impurity B) is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins. L-Tyrosine is biologically converted from L-phenylalanine and is in turn is converted to L-DOPA and further converted into the neurotransmitters: dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.References Rasmussen D.D. et al.: J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 57, 760 (1983); Bagchi, S.P. et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 26, 900 (1977)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 181.19
• Formula: C₉H₁₁NO₃
• Color/Form: White Powder
• InChI: InChI=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
• InChI key: InChIKey=OUYCCCASQSFEME-QMMMGPOBSA-N
• SMILES: N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)O