Molecular Identity
L-tryptophan
(2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
PubChem CID: 6305
L-tryptophan is the L-enantiomer of tryptophan. It has a role as a micronutrient, an antidepressant, a nutraceutical, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, a tryptophan, an erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-tryptophanate. It is an enantiomer of a D-tryptophan. It is a tautomer of a L-tryptophan zwitterion.
2D Structure
Properties
C11H12N2O2
Molecular Formula
204.22
Molecular Weight
g/mol
204.0899
Exact Mass
Da
-1.1
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
79.1
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
3
H-Bond Donors
3
H-Bond Acceptors
245
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
L-tryptophantryptophan73-22-3L-TryptophaneTryptophane(S)-Tryptophantrofantryptacin(2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acidArdeytropinPacitronIndole-3-alanineL-(-)-TryptophanL-beta-3-IndolylalanineL-Tryptofan
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