Molecule ID: 6274

IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid

Description: The molecule is the L-enantiomer of the amino acid histidine. It has a role as a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite, an algal metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a proteinogenic amino acid, a histidine and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-histidinium(1+). It is a conjugate acid of a L-histidinate(1-). It is an enantiomer of a D-histidine. It is a tautomer of a L-histidine zwitterion.

SMILES: N[C@@H](Cc1cnc[nH]1)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [N][C@@H1][Branch1][=Branch2][C][C][=C][N][=C][NH1][Ring1][Branch1][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t5-/m0/s1

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 92.0 Ų
- LogP: -3.2