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L-Lysine

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(S)-2,6-Diaminocaproic acid

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Linear Formula:
H2N(CH2)4CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
56-87-1
Molecular Weight:
146.19
Beilstein:
1722531
EC Number:
200-294-2
MDL number:
MFCD00064433
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329752387
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

analyte chemical class(es)

amino acids, peptides, proteins

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤2.0% water

color

white to off-white

mp

215 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

KDXKERNSBIXSRK-YFKPBYRVSA-N

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General description

L-Lysine is an essential amino acid which is required for human and animal growth. It belongs to the aspartate family of amino acids.

Application

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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BCCM5859
BCCL3810
BCCM3698
BCCL1046
BCCJ9836

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Engineering photosynthetic production of L-lysine.
Korosh, T. C
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FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 28(7), 3103-3113 (2014-04-08)
The genomes of malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) contain a family of genes encoding proteins with a Plasmodium helical interspersed subtelomeric (PHIST) domain, most of which are predicted to be exported into the parasite-infected human red blood cell (iRBC). Here, using
Hillary F Allen et al.
The Biochemical journal, 459(3), 505-512 (2014-03-01)
The tandem PHD (plant homeodomain) fingers of the CHD4 (chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 4) ATPase are epigenetic readers that bind either unmodified histone H3 tails or H3K9me3 (histone H3 trimethylated at Lys⁹). This dual function is necessary for the transcriptional
Lunzhi Dai et al.
Nature chemical biology, 10(5), 365-370 (2014-04-01)
We report the identification of a new type of histone mark, lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib), and identify the mark at 63 human and mouse histone Khib sites, including 27 unique lysine sites that are not known to be modified by lysine
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