Anodyne

Cys
Cysteine
Salts
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Cysteine monohydrate
Cysteine monohydrate
Cysteine hydrochloride
Cysteine hydrochloride
Esters
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Cysteine acetate
Cysteine acetate
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC3H7NO2S[1]
Molecular mass121.16 g/mol[1]
Predicted LogP-2.5[1]
Chiralityracemic[2]
Identifiers
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IUPAC name2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid[1]
SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)N)S[1]
InChIInChI=1S/C3H7NO2S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)[1]
InChIKeyXUJNEKJLAYXESH-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]
Dosing

Cysteine

Cysteine (also known as DL-Cysteine, 2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, DL-Cystein, Cysteine, dl-, (+/-)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid, 150146-94-4, L-hsch2ch(nh2)cooh, H-Cys-OH HCl HO, Ncgc00160365-01 or (+-)-Cysteine) is a substance of the amino acid class.

Chemistry

Cysteine is typically found in the form of its monohydrate and hydrochloride salts or its acetate ester.

Stereochemistry

DL-Cysteine is a racemic mixture of the logical stereoisomers:

Stereoisomers
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D-Cysteine

D-Cysteine

L-Cysteine

L-Cysteine

DL-Cysteine

DL-Cysteine

See also