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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/DL-lysine
C6H14N2O2
146.19 g/mol
Food Additive

DL-Lysine

CAS70-54-2EC200-740-6
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
nutritional supplement and food additive

Lysine is an alpha-amino acid that serves as a building block for protein synthesis. It contains a basic, charged side chain and is encoded by specific codons.

nutritional supplementfood additive

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Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for DL-Lysine (CAS 70-54-2) is 2922.41.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2922.41

EU CN code (8-digit)

2922 41 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

InChIKey

KDXKERNSBIXSRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCN)CC(C(=O)O)N

Synonyms (21)
  • (+-)-2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid
  • (+-)-Lysine
  • (+/-)-2,6-Diaminocaproic acid
  • (4,4,5,5-(2)H4)lysine
  • (R)-2,6-Diaminocaproic acid
  • (RS)-Lysine
  • 4,4,5,5-tetradeuterolysine
  • D-Lysinebase
  • DL-Lysine
  • DL-Lysine base
  • H-DL-Lys-OH
  • L-Lysine base
  • Lysine, DL-
  • endolysin
  • lysin
  • lysine-4,4,5,5-d4

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