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C6H11NO4
161.16 g/mol
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L-2-Aminoadipic acid

CAS1118-90-7EC601-134-8
Category
Other
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Endogenous human metabolite

L-2-Aminoadipic acid is the L-enantiomer of 2-aminoadipic acid, a dicarboxylic amino acid. It functions as an endogenous human metabolite and is also produced by Escherichia coli.

Endogenous human metaboliteEscherichia coli metabolite

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-aminohexanedioic acid

InChIKey

OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-BYPYZUCNSA-N

SMILES

C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CC(=O)O

Synonyms (36)
  • (+/-)-2-Aminoadipate
  • (2S)-2-aminoadipic acid
  • (2S)-2-aminohexanedioic acid
  • (S)-2-Aminoadipic acid
  • (S)-2-aminohexanedioic acid
  • 2-Aminoadipic acid, L-
  • ALHA-AMINOADIPATE
  • Adipic acid, 2-amino-
  • Aminoadipate
  • DL-a-Aminoadipate
  • DL-alpha-Aminoadipate
  • H-DL-Aad-OH
  • L-2-Aminoadipate
  • L-2-Aminoadipic acid
  • L-2-Aminohexanedioate
  • L-2-Aminohexanedioic acid
  • L-Aad-OH
  • L-Homoglutamic acid
  • L-alpha-Aminoadipate
  • L-alpha-Aminoadipatic acid
  • L-alpha-Aminoadipic acid
  • L-aminoadipic acid
  • L-|A-aminoadipic acid
  • a-Aminoadipate
  • a-Aminoadipic acid
  • alpha-Amino-adipic acid
  • alpha-Aminoadipate, L-
  • h-aad-oh
  • homoglutamic acid