Molecular Identity
L-lysine
(2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid
PubChem CID: 5962
L-lysine is an L-alpha-amino acid; the L-isomer of lysine. It has a role as a micronutrient, an anticonvulsant, a nutraceutical, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, an aspartate family amino acid, a lysine and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-lysinium(1+). It is a conjugate acid of a L-lysinate. It is an enantiomer of a D-lysine. It is a tautomer of a L-lysine zwitterion and a L-Lysine zwitterion.
2D Structure
Properties
C6H14N2O2
Molecular Formula
146.19
Molecular Weight
g/mol
146.1055
Exact Mass
Da
-3
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
89.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
3
H-Bond Donors
4
H-Bond Acceptors
106
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
L-lysinelysine56-87-1lysine acidh-Lys-oh(S)-LysineAminutrinalpha-Lysine(S)-2,6-Diaminohexanoic acidL-lysLisinaLysinumL-2,6-Diaminocaproic acid(S)-alpha,epsilon-Diaminocaproic acidLYS (IUPAC abbreviation)
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