Phenylalanine
Amino acid
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Phenylalanine is an essential α-amino acid with the formula C
₉H
₁₁NO
₂. It can be viewed as a benzyl group substituted for the methyl group of alanine, or a phenyl group in place of a terminal hydrogen of alanine. Wikipedia
Formula: C9H11NO2
Molar mass: 165.19 g/mol
3D model (JSmol): L: Interactive image; D: Interactive image; L Zwitterion: Interactive image; D Zwitterion: Interactive image
Acidity (pKa): 1.83 (carboxyl), 9.13 (amino)
CompTox Dashboard (EPA): L: DTXSID4040763
ECHA InfoCard: 100.000.517
NFPA 704 (fire diamond): 2 1 0