Molecular Identity
L-arginine
(2S)-2-amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid
PubChem CID: 6322
L-arginine is an L-alpha-amino acid that is the L-isomer of arginine. It has a role as a micronutrient, a nutraceutical, a biomarker, a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, a glutamine family amino acid, an arginine and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-argininium(1+). It is a conjugate acid of a L-argininate. It is an enantiomer of a D-arginine.
2D Structure
Properties
C6H14N4O2
Molecular Formula
174.20
Molecular Weight
g/mol
174.1117
Exact Mass
Da
-4.2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
128
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
4
H-Bond Donors
4
H-Bond Acceptors
176
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
L-argininearginine74-79-3L-(+)-Arginine(S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acidL-ArgArgininaARGININE, L-L-ArgininArgininumL-alpha-Amino-delta-guanidinovaleric acid(S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinovaleric acid(2S)-2-amino-5-carbamimidamidopentanoic acid(S)-2-Amino-5-((aminoiminomethyl)amino)pentanoic acid(2S)-2-amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid
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