CAS 54-12-6 appears in our catalog under these names: D,L-Tryptophan, >95% (HPLC), Tryptophan, DL-Tryptophan/ 98.95% (existing batch purity), DL-Tryptophan, 99% , DL-Tryptophan. Offered by: TRC, Mikromol, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TargetMol, Thermo Scientific (Alfa Aesar). Available pack sizes: 5g, 4x25mg, 25mg, 500mg, 1g, 25g, 100g, 1kg.
Tryptophan is an alpha-amino acid that is alanine bearing an indol-3-yl substituent at position 3. It has a role as a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is a polar amino acid, an alpha-amino acid, an aromatic amino acid and an aminoalkylindole. It contains a 1H-indol-3-ylmethyl group. It is a conjugate base of a tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a tryptophanate. It is a tautomer of a tryptophan zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C11H12N2O2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 204.22 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid |
| InChIKey | QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N |
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