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CHEBI:55484 - α-phenylglycine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:55484
ChEBI Nameα-phenylglycine
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ASCII Namealpha-phenylglycine
DefinitionAn amino acid with a structure in which a phenyl ring is bonded to the α-carbon of glycine.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:316276
Last Modified23 October 2015
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC8H9NO2
Net Charge0
Average Mass151.165
Monoisotopic Mass151.06333
SMILESNC(C(=O)O)c1ccccc1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H9NO2/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H,9H2,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyZGUNAGUHMKGQNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:55484) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:55484) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
Incoming Relation(s)
D-α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:44962) is a α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:55484)
L-α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:439819) is a α-phenylglycine (CHEBI:55484)
IUPAC Name 
amino(phenyl)acetic acid
Synonyms  Source
Amino-phenyl-acetic acidChEMBL
2-PhenylglycineChemIDplus
2-Amino-2-phenylacetic acidChemIDplus
alpha-Aminobenzeneacetic acidChemIDplus
alpha-Aminophenylacetic acidChemIDplus
alpha-amino-alpha-Toluic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0002210HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:608018Reaxys
CAS:2835-06-5ChemIDplus
CAS:2835-06-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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