Structured Summary
Abstract
Beta-Sulfoalanine. An amino acid with a C-terminal sulfonic acid group which has been isolated from human hair oxidized with permanganate. It occurs normally in the outer part of the sheep's fleece, where the wool is exposed to light and weather.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C3H7NO5S
- Molecular Weight
- 169.16 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 13100-82-8
- IUPAC Name
- 2-amino-3-sulfopropanoic acid
- InChIKey
- XVOYSCVBGLVSOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C(C(=O)O)N)S(=O)(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D003544
- Source
- PubChem CID 25701
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- 3-Sulfoalanine
- Cysteate
- beta-Sulfoalanine
- 3 Sulfoalanine
- Acid, Cysteic
- beta Sulfoalanine
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
an amino acid
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History Note
91(75); was see under AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Alanine (1974)
- Amino Acids, Sulfur (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cysteic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003544. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003544
- Cysteic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteic_acid
- Cysteic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2823250
- Cysteic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 25701. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25701