Cysteic acid

L-Cysteic acid


IUPAC name (R)-2-Amino-3-sulfopropanoic acid
Other names 3-Sulfo-L-alanine
Identifiers
CAS number	498-40-8 ^Y
PubChem	25701
ChemSpider	65718^Y
EC-number	207-861-3
DrugBank	DB03661
MeSH	Cysteic+acid
ChEBI	CHEBI:17285^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C(C(C(=O)O)N)S(=O)(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C3H7NO5S/c4-2(3(5)6)1-10(7,8)9/h2H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8,9)/t2-/m0/s1^Y Key: XVOYSCVBGLVSOL-REOHCLBHSA-N^Y InChI=1/C3H7NO5S/c4-2(3(5)6)1-10(7,8)9/h2H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8,9)/t2-/m0/s1
Properties^[1]
Molecular formula	C₃H₇NO₅S
Molar mass	169.16 g/mol
Appearance	white crystals or powder
Melting point	272–274 ºC decomp.
Solubility in water	soluble
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cysteic acid is an intermediate in cysteine metabolism.

References

^ Weast, Robert C., ed (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. C259. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8. .