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tricine
Sign in to saveTricine is an organic compound that is used in buffer solutions. The name tricine comes from tris and glycine, from which it was derived. It is a white crystalline powder that is moderately soluble in water. It is a zwitterionic amino acid that has a pKa1 value of 2.3 at 25 °C, while its pKa2 at 20 °C is 8.15. Its useful buffering range of pH is 7.4-8.8. Along with bicine, it is one of Good's buffering agents. Good first prepared tricine to buffer chloroplast reactions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H13NO5
- Molecular weight
- 179.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[[1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propan-2-yl]amino]acetic acid
- SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)NC(CO)(CO)CO
- InChIKey
- SEQKRHFRPICQDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -5.1
- Polar surface area
- 110 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- nitrogen
- Mass
- 179.079373
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- Commons category
- Tricine
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₃NO₅
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)NC(CO)(CO)CO
- found in taxon
- Millettia laurentii
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tricine is an organic compound that is used in buffer solutions. The name tricine comes from tris and glycine, from which it was derived. It is a white crystalline powder that is moderately soluble in water. It is a zwitterionic amino acid that has a pKa1 value of 2.3 at 25 °C, while its pKa2 at 20 °C is 8.15. Its useful buffering range of pH is 7.4-8.8. Along with bicine, it is one of Good's buffering agents. Good first prepared tricine to buffer chloroplast reactions.
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