| IUPAC name | 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid |
| canonical smiles | C1=CC(=CC=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O |
| inchi | InChI=1S/C9H11NO3/c10-8(9(12)13)5-6-1-3-7(11)4-2-6/h1-4,8,11H,5,10H2,(H,12,13) |
| inchi key | OUYCCCASQSFEME-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| molecular formula | C9H11NO3 |
| synonyms | DL-Tyrosine556-03-6H-DL-Tyr-OH2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acidTyrosine, DL- |
| Compound Description | Tyrosine is an alpha-amino acid that is phenylalanine bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 4 on the phenyl ring. It has a role as a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is an alpha-amino acid, a polar amino acid and an aromatic amino acid. It contains a 4-hydroxybenzyl group. It is functionally related to a propionic acid. It is a conjugate base of a tyrosinium. It is a conjugate acid of a tyrosinate.DL-Tyrosine is a natural product found in Drosophila melanogaster, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, and other organisms with data available. |
