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L-histidine has been used as a component in agar plates containing 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) for the selection of yeast transformants. It has also been used as a component of adult mouse keratinocyte growth medium.
| Canonical Smiles | C1=C(NC=N1)CC(C(=O)O)N |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid |
| InChIKey | HNDVDQJCIGZPNO-YFKPBYRVSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t5-/m0/s1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | C1=C(NC=N1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | MS3070000 |
| Alternate CAS | 71-00-1,26062-48-6 |
| MeSH Entry Terms | Histidine;Histidine, L isomer;Histidine, L-isomer;L-Histidine;L-isomer Histidine |
| Molecular Weight | 155.15 |
| Beilstein | 84088 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 7800 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=7800&ln= |
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| 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 | Histidine and derivatives |
| Alternative Parents | L-alpha-amino acids Imidazolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives Aralkylamines Heteroaromatic compounds Amino acids Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Azacyclic compounds Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Monoalkylamines Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Histidine or derivatives - Alpha-amino acid - L-alpha-amino acid - Imidazolyl carboxylic acid derivative - Aralkylamine - Azole - Imidazole - Heteroaromatic compound - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Azacycle - Organoheterocyclic compound - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Organic nitrogen compound - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Primary amine - Primary aliphatic amine - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organopnictogen compound - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Amine - Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as histidine 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 | Common amino acids |
| Solubility | Soluble in water (15 mg/ml at 20 °C). |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Light sensitive. |
| Specific Rotation[α] | 13 ° (C=11, 6mol/L HCl) |
| Melt Point(°C) | 282°C |
| Molecular Weight | 155.150 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -3.200 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 4 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 155.069 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 155.069 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 92.000 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 151.000 |
| 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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