Molecule ID: 773

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

Description: The molecule is an alpha-amino acid that is propanoic acid bearing an amino substituent at position 2 and a 1H-imidazol-4-yl group at position 3. It has a role as a metabolite. It is an alpha-amino acid, a member of imidazoles, an aromatic amino acid and a polar amino acid. It contains a 1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl group. It is a conjugate base of a histidinium(1+). It is a conjugate acid of a histidinate(1-).

SMILES: NC(Cc1cnc[nH]1)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [N][C][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)

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