L-lanthionine
Sign in to saveLanthionine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid with the chemical formula (HOOC-CH(NH2)-CH2-S-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH). It is typically formed by a cysteine residue and a dehydrated serine residue. Despite its name, lanthionine does not contain the element lanthanum.
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- Mass
- 208.051777864
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₂N₂O₄S
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(C(=O)O)N)SCC(C(=O)O)N
- isomeric SMILES
- C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)SC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
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- primary metabolite
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Lanthionine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid with the chemical formula (HOOC-CH(NH2)-CH2-S-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH). It is typically formed by a cysteine residue and a dehydrated serine residue. Despite its name, lanthionine does not contain the element lanthanum.
==Background==
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