| Primary information |
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| ID | 20419 |
| Pubchem ID | 5862 |
| Name | L-Cysteine |
| Description | Cysteine (Cys); also known as L-cysteine is an alpha-amino acid. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon). |
| Synonym | (2R)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid;(2R)-2-Amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid;(R)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid;C;Cys;CYSTEINE;e 920;e-920;e920;FREE cysteine;L-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid;L-Cyst |
| Molecular Weight | 121.158 |
| Formula | C3H7NO2S |
| IUPAC | (2R)-2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid |
| SMILE | N[C@@H](CS)C(O)=O |
| PDB ID | NA |
| KEGG | C00097 |
| HMDB ID | HMDB0000574 |
| Melting Point (Degree C) | 220 |
| Water Solubility | 277 mg/mL at 25 °C |
| Drugbank ID | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Reference | HMDB
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