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Data: IAEA & PubChem

DL-Lysine

C₆H₁₄N₂O₂·146.190 g/mol·CID 866

IUPAC: 2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

Also known as: Lysine, DL-, (RS)-Lysine, (+-)-Lysine, UNII-AI4RT59273, CCRIS 8600 (+14 more)

2D structure of DL-Lysine

Molecular Structure

Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo

Molecular Weight

146.190g/mol

Exact Mass

146.105528Da

Monoisotopic Mass

146.105528Da

XLogP

-3.0

Polar Surface Area

89.3Ų

Complexity

106

Formal Charge

0

H-Bond Donors

3

H-Bond Acceptors

4

Rotatable Bonds

5

Heavy Atoms

10

Stereo Centers

0

Bond Stereo

0

Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)

✓ 146.2 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
✓ -3.0
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 3
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 4
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10

Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted

Chemical IdentifiersSMILES · InChI

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)

Isomers8 compounds with formula C₆H₁₄N₂O₂

2D structure of (2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

(2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

CID 5962 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of 3-[(trimethylazaniumyl)amino]propanoate

3-[(trimethylazaniumyl)amino]propanoate

CID 123868 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2R)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

(2R)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid

CID 57449 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of N-ethyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrous amide

N-ethyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrous amide

CID 41223 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2-amino-N-hydroxy-4-methylpentanamide

(2S)-2-amino-N-hydroxy-4-methylpentanamide

CID 3080766 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoate;hydron

(2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoate;hydron

CID 71774817 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-6-amino-2-azaniumylhexanoate

(2S)-6-amino-2-azaniumylhexanoate

CID 122198194 · 146.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2-amino-6-azaniumylhexanoate

(2S)-2-amino-6-azaniumylhexanoate

CID 168007633 · 146.2 g/mol

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