CAS 542-32-5 appears in our catalog under these names: rac alpha-Aminoadipic Acid, >95% (HPLC), Aminoadipic acid/ 99.7% (existing batch purity), DL-2-Aminoadipic acid, 95% , DL-2-Aminoadipic acid, DL-2-Aminoadipic acid, 95.00%. Offered by: TRC, TargetMol, Thermo Scientific (Alfa Aesar), Biosynth, Chemat. Available pack sizes: 1g, 500mg, 5g, 10g, 25g, 50g, 500g, 250mg.
2-aminoadipic acid is an alpha-amino acid that is adipic acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. An intermediate in the formation of lysine. It has a role as a mammalian metabolite and a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic fatty acid, an amino dicarboxylic acid and a non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-aminoadipate(2-).
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C6H11NO4 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 161.16 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 2-aminohexanedioic acid |
| InChIKey | OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CC(=O)O |
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