Phenylalanine
| Phe | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 165.19 g/mol [1] |
| Solubility | Soluble in water and dilute mineral acid and alkali hydroxide solutions [1] |
| Predicted LogP | -1.5 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C9H11NO2 [1] |
| IUPAC name | 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid [1] |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)O)N [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C9H11NO2/c10-8(9(11)12)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6,10H2,(H,11,12) [1] |
| InChIKey | COLNVLDHVKWLRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Phenylalanine (also known as Dl-Phenylalanine, 3-Phenylalanine, Phenylalanine DL-form, 2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, FEMA No. 3726, NSC 9959, d,l-phenylalanine, Einecs 205-756-7, CCRIS 8601 or AI3-18436) is a
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Phenylalanine is a racemic mixture of the enantiomers.
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| Stereoisomer enumberation with rdkit |
Druglikeness
Lipinski's rule of five
Phenylalanine matches Lipinski's rule of five.See also []
External links []
References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 994, Phenylalanine. Accessed June 13, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/994
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Phenylalanine. UNII: 8P946UF12S. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed June 13, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/8P946UF12S