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dl-phenylalanine; (±)-phenylalanine


Name(s) dl-phenylalanine; (±)-phenylalanine
Scientific name(s)
Formula C9H11NO2
Molecular mass 165.1891
IUPAC name 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid
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)
SMILE NC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C(O)=O
CAS ID 150-30-1
PubChem ID 994
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 28044
Description Flavouring ingredient. (±)-Phenylalanine is found in many foods, some of which are cucumber, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and saskatoon berry.