D-Cysteine - Moligand™, ≥98% , CAS No.921-01-7

CAS: 921-01-7 Cat. No.: D304972 Molecular Weight: 121.16 EC Number: 213-062-0

GRADE & PURITY Moligand™, ≥98%

Synonyms

CCRIS 5542 | (S)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoicacid | 4A30FFBA-E85B-4310-BCD5-5414B37D35D0 | DCY | XUJNEKJLAYXESH-UWTATZPHSA-N | BDBM50109584 | C-9600 | EINECS 213-062-0 | IU8WN3PPI2 | (S)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid | MFCD00066461 | CYSTEINE. (S)- | UN

Storage

Protected from light,Room temperature,Argon charged

Shipped In

Normal

Overview

Product Application：
D-Cysteine has been used in the functionalization of QDs for applications in photocatalysis.It can also be used in the synthesis of:cysteine-based chiral carbon dots (CDs)、D-luciferin and aminoluciferin analogs

Specifications

Synonyms

CCRIS 5542 | (S)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoicacid | 4A30FFBA-E85B-4310-BCD5-5414B37D35D0 | DCY | XUJNEKJLAYXESH-UWTATZPHSA-N | BDBM50109584 | C-9600 | EINECS 213-062-0 | IU8WN3PPI2 | (S)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid | MFCD00066461 | CYSTEINE. (S)- | UN

Specifications & Purity

Moligand™, ≥98%

Storage

Protected from light, Room temperature, Argon charged

Shipped In

Normal

Grade

Moligand™

Action Type

INHIBITOR

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 488186729
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488186729
• Canonical Smiles: C(C(C(=O)O)N)S
• IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
• InChIKey: XUJNEKJLAYXESH-UWTATZPHSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C3H7NO2S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m1/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: C([C@H](C(=O)O)N)S
• Molecular Weight: 121.16
• Reaxy-Rn: 1721406
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1721406&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
        • Level5 Amino acids and derivatives
          • Level6 Alpha amino acids and derivatives
            • Level7 Cysteine and derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Amino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids and derivatives
• Direct Parent: Cysteine and derivatives
• Alternative Parents: D-alpha-amino acids Amino acids Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Alkylthiols Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Monoalkylamines Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Cysteine or derivatives - Alpha-amino acid - D-alpha-amino acid - Amino acid - Alkylthiol - Carboxylic acid - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Organic oxygen compound - Primary amine - Organosulfur compound - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Carbonyl group - Amine - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxide - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cysteine and derivatives. These are compounds containing cysteine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of cysteine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
• External Descriptors: Other amino acids

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

VDR Tclin Vitamin D receptor (26531 Activities)

Discover Target: VDR

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CPA1 Tchem Carboxypeptidase A1 (146 Activities)

Discover Target: CPA1

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Mapt Microtubule-associated protein tau (6 Activities)

Discover Target: Mapt

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ffp 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase ffp (24982 Activities)

Discover Target: ffp

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Soluble in water
• Sensitivity: light & air sensitive
• Specific Rotation[α]: [α]20/D −7.6±1.0°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl
• Melt Point(°C): ~230 °C
• Molecular Weight: 121.160 g/mol
• XLogP3: -2.500
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 4
• Rotatable Bond Count: 2
• Exact Mass: 121.02 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 121.02 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 64.300 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 75.300
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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