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C3H7NO3
105.09 g/mol
Food Additive

L-serine

CAS56-45-1EC200-274-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
nutritional supplement and flavoring agent

L-serine is an α-amino acid involved in protein biosynthesis and is considered a nonessential amino acid because it can be synthesized by the human body under normal physiological conditions.

nutritional supplementflavoring agent

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid

InChIKey

MTCFGRXMJLQNBG-REOHCLBHSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (70)
  • Fudosteine Impurity 41; Glycine EP ImpurityG
  • L-Serine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • L-Serine, from non-animal source, meets EP, USP testing specifications, suitable for cell culture, 98.5-101.0%
  • Serine (USP)
  • Serine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • (S)-Serine
  • 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoate
  • 3-Hydroxyalanine
  • 3-hydroxy-L-Alanine
  • 3h-l-serine
  • H-Ser
  • H-Ser-OH
  • L-3-Hydroxy-2-aminopropionate
  • L-3-Hydroxy-alanine
  • L-Alanine, 3-hydroxy-
  • L-Serin
  • L-Serine (JP18)
  • L-Serine (Standard)
  • L-Serine, >=99.0% (NT)
  • L-Serine, Vetec(TM)
  • L-ser
  • L-serine
  • Racemic serine
  • SER (IUPAC abbrev)
  • SERINE [MART.]
  • Serene
  • Serina
  • Serina [Spanish]
  • Serine (L-Serine)
  • Serine (VAN)
  • Serine CRS
  • Serine, L-
  • Serinum
  • Serinum [Latin]
  • b-Hydroxy-L-alanine
  • beta-Hydroxy-L-alanine
  • beta-Hydroxyalanine
  • rac-serine
  • ser
  • serine