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DL-METHIONINE

C₅H₁₁NO₂S·149.210 g/mol·CID 876

IUPAC: 2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid

Also known as: 59-51-8, Racemethionine, Acimetion, Lobamine, Urimeth (+14 more)

2D structure of DL-METHIONINE

Molecular Structure

Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo

Molecular Weight

149.210g/mol

Exact Mass

149.051050Da

Monoisotopic Mass

149.051050Da

XLogP

-1.9

Polar Surface Area

88.6Ų

Complexity

97

Formal Charge

0

H-Bond Donors

2

H-Bond Acceptors

4

Rotatable Bonds

4

Heavy Atoms

9

Stereo Centers

0

Bond Stereo

0

Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)

✓ 149.2 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
✓ -1.9
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 2
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 4
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10

Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted

Chemical IdentifiersSMILES · InChI

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H11NO2S/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

Isomers8 compounds with formula C₅H₁₁NO₂S

2D structure of (2S)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid

(2S)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid

CID 6137 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

(2S)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

CID 5852 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2R)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid

(2R)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid

CID 84815 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of 2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

CID 4727 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2S)-2-azaniumyl-4-methylsulfanylbutanoate

(2S)-2-azaniumyl-4-methylsulfanylbutanoate

CID 6992087 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2R)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

(2R)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid

CID 92863 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of (2R)-2-amino-3-ethylsulfanylpropanoic acid

(2R)-2-amino-3-ethylsulfanylpropanoic acid

CID 92185 · 149.2 g/mol

2D structure of 4-methyl-1,4-thiazinane 1,1-dioxide

4-methyl-1,4-thiazinane 1,1-dioxide

CID 91413 · 149.2 g/mol

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