Alanine
C₃H₇NO₂·89.094 g/mol·Amino Acids·CID 5950
Amino AcidChiral
The simplest chiral amino acid with a methyl side chain. One of the most abundant amino acids in proteins. L-alanine is a key player in the glucose-alanine cycle between muscle and liver.
IUPAC: (2S)-2-aminopropanoic acid
Also known as: 56-41-7, alanine, (S)-Alanine, (2S)-2-Aminopropanoic acid, L-alpha-alanine (+14 more)
Molecular Structure
Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo
Molecular Weight
89.090g/mol
Exact Mass
89.047678Da
Monoisotopic Mass
89.047678Da
XLogP
-3.0
Polar Surface Area
63.3Ų
Complexity
61
Formal Charge
0
H-Bond Donors
2
H-Bond Acceptors
3
Rotatable Bonds
1
Heavy Atoms
6
Stereo Centers
1
Bond Stereo
0
Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)
✓ 89.1 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
✓ -3.0
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 2
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 3
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10
Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted