C6H11NO4
161.16 g/mol
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2-Aminohexanedioic acid
CAS542-32-5EC208-809-2
Category
Other
Compound Class
n.a
Primary Use
Research compound
2-Aminohexanedioic acid, also known as α-aminoadipic acid, is a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of lysine via the α-aminoadipate pathway. At physiological pH, its conjugate base, α-aminoadipate, is the prevalent form.
Research reagent for lysine biosynthesis studies
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Warning
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-aminohexanedioic acid
InChIKey
OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CC(=O)O
Synonyms (34)
- 2-AMINOADIPIC ACID
- 2-AMINOADIPIC ACID, DL-
- 2-Aminoadipate
- 2-Aminohexanedioic acid
- AMINOADIPIC ACID, ALPHA
- Acid, 2 Aminoadipic
- Acid, 2-Aminohexanedioic
- Acid, alpha-Aminoadipic
- Adipic acid, 2-amino-
- Aminoadipate
- Aminoadipic Acid, 2
- D-a-Aminoadipic acid
- DL-2-Aminoadipic acid
- DL-2-Aminohexanedioic acid
- DL-a-Aminoadipic acid
- DL-alpha-Aminoadipate
- DL-alpha-Aminoadipic acid
- H-DL-Aad-OH
- Hexanedioic acid, 2-amino-
- L-.alpha.-Aminoadipic acid
- alpha-Aminoadipate
- alpha-Aminoadipic acid
- alpha-Aminoadipic acid, DL-
- aminoadipic acid
- l-a-aminoadipic acid
- rac ?-Aminoadipic Acid
- rac a-Aminoadipic Acid
- racemic 2-aminoadipic acid