C8H16N2O3
188.22 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
N6-Acetyl-L-lysine
CAS692-04-6EC211-725-9
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Research Compound
N6-Acetyl-L-lysine is an acetyl derivative of the amino acid lysine, specifically acetylated at the epsilon-nitrogen of the side chain. It is commonly used as a biochemical research reagent in studies of protein post-translational modifications, particularly acetylation.
Biochemical research reagentStudying protein acetylationReference standard in analytical chemistry
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CAS 692-04-6
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-6-acetamido-2-aminohexanoic acid
InChIKey
DTERQYGMUDWYAZ-ZETCQYMHSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)NCCCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
Synonyms (33)
- H-L-Lys(Ac)-OH
- H-Lys(Ac)-OH
- L-Lys(Ac)-OH
- L-Lysine, N6-acetyl-
- L-e-N-Acetyllysine
- L-epsilon-N-Acetyllysine
- LYSINE, N6-ACETYL-
- Lysine Impurity 19
- N(6)-acetyllsine
- N(zeta)-acetyl-L-lysine
- N(zeta)-acetyllysine
- N-Epsilon-acetyllysine
- N-epsilon-Acetyl-L-lysine
- N6-Acetyl-L-lysine
- Ne-Acetyl-L-lysine
- Ne-Acetyllysine
- Omega-acetyllsine
- acetyllysine
- e-N-Acetyl-L-lysine
- e-N-Acetyllysine
- e-acetyl-l-lysine
- epsilon-Acetyl-L-lysine
- epsilon-N-Acetyllysine
- epsilon-N-acetyl-L-lysine
- lysine, omega-N-acetyl-
- n6-acetyllysine
- omega-N-Acetyl-L-lysine
- w-N-Acetyl-L-lysine