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L-Lysine

CAS Registry Number®

56-87-1

CAS Name

L-Lysine

Molecular Formula

C6H14N2O2

Molecular Mass

146.19

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    5-224 °C (decomp)

  • Density (2)

    1.4516 g/cm³ @ Temp: 45.00 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)/t5-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=KDXKERNSBIXSRK-YFKPBYRVSA-N

SMILES

[C@H](CCCCN)(C(O)=O)N

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(N)CCCCN

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Lysine
  • Lysine, L-
  • Hexanoic acid, 2,6-diamino-, (S)-
  • Lysine acid
  • Lysine

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

6899-06-5, 48050-57-3, 280114-50-3, 1150316-18-9, 1153953-95-7, 2087491-46-9, 2139267-51-7, 2566526-81-4

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