C11H12N2O2
204.22 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
DL-Tryptophan
CAS80206-30-0EC200-194-9
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
essential amino acid
DL-Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that serves as a building block for protein synthesis and is a precursor to several bioactive compounds. It is commonly used as a nutritional supplement and in research to study metabolic pathways.
nutritional supplementlaboratory reagent for biochemical research
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
InChIKey
QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N
Synonyms (31)
- T-8310
- Tryptophan; N-Acetyltryptophan Imp. A (EP); N-Acetyltryptophan Impurity A
- (+-)-Tryptophan
- (r)-(+)l-trp
- 3-beta-Indolylalanine
- DL-Tryptophan
- DL-Tryptophan, >=99% (HPLC)
- DL-Trytophan
- DL-tryptophane
- DLTrytophane
- H-DL-Trp-OH
- Htrp
- Racemic Tryptophan
- Tryptophan, DL
- evonymitol