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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)

2D structure of Alanine

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

Chemical IdentifiersSMILES · InChI

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

Constituent Elements

C
CarbonZ=6
H
HydrogenZ=1
N
NitrogenZ=7
O
OxygenZ=8

Isomers8 compounds with formula C₃H₇NO₂

2D structure of ethyl carbamate

ethyl carbamate

CID 5641 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of 2-(methylamino)acetic acid

2-(methylamino)acetic acid

CID 1088 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of 3-aminopropanoic acid

3-aminopropanoic acid

CID 239 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of 2-aminopropanoic acid

2-aminopropanoic acid

CID 602 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of 2-nitropropane

2-nitropropane

CID 398 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of 1-nitropropane

1-nitropropane

CID 7903 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of (2R)-2-aminopropanoic acid

(2R)-2-aminopropanoic acid

CID 71080 · 89.1 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2-azaniumylpropanoate

(2S)-2-azaniumylpropanoate

CID 7311724 · 89.1 g/mol

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