PHL89470

(±)-L-Alliin

phyproof^® Reference Substance

• Synonym(s): S-Allyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₁NO₃S
• CAS Number: 17795-26-5
• Molecular Weight: 177.22
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1724805
• MDL number: MFCD00151977
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: primary reference standard
• product line: phyproof^® Reference Substance
• assay: ≥95.0% (HPLC)
• manufacturer/tradename: PhytoLab
• application(s): food and beverages
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: N[C@@H](CS(=O)CC=C)C(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C6H11NO3S/c1-2-3-11(10)4-5(7)6(8)9/h2,5H,1,3-4,7H2,(H,8,9)/t5-,11?/m0/s1
• InChI key: XUHLIQGRKRUKPH-ITZCMCNPSA-N

Description

General description

This substance is a primary reference substance with assigned absolute purity (considering chromatographic purity, water, residual solvents, inorganic impurities). The exact value can be found on the certificate. Produced by PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sulfur-containing amino acid that is converted to allicin by alliinase. Allicin is cytotoxic to several mammalian cancer cell lines and can protect against tumor formation induced by various exogenous chemical carcinogens.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: allium

Legal Information

phyproof is a registered trademark of PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable