C11H13NO4
223.22 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine
CAS537-55-3EC208-671-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Dietary supplement and parenteral nutrition
N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine is an amino acid derivative of tyrosine, specifically the N-acetyl form. It is primarily used in parenteral nutrition and as a dietary supplement.
Parenteral nutritionDietary supplement
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Safety Reference
Danger
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-2-acetamido-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
InChIKey
CAHKINHBCWCHCF-JTQLQIEISA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)O
Synonyms (37)
- 3NF
- N-ACETYL-L-TYROSINE (USP-RS)
- N-ACETYLTYROSINE (EP MONOGRAPH)
- N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- N-Acetyltyrosine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- ACETYL L-TYROSINE
- Ac-Tyr-OH
- Acetyl tyrosine
- L-N-acetyl-Tyrosine
- L-Tyrosine, N-acetyl-
- L-Tyrosine, acetyl-
- Melanowhite-A
- N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine
- N-Acetyltyrosine
- N-Acetyltyrosine (VAN)
- N-Acetyltyrosine CRS
- N-Aceyl-L-tyrosine
- TANOGEN HB
- TYR-EXCEL
- Tyrosine, N-acetyl-
- Tyrosine, N-acetyl-, L-
- Tyrosine, N-acetyl-, L-(8CI)
- n-acetyltyrosin