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DL-Tryptophan

≥99% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(±)-α-Amino-3-indolepropionic acid, (±)-2-Amino-3-(3-indolyl)propionic acid, DL-3β-Indolylalanine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H12N2O2
CAS Number:
54-12-6
Molecular Weight:
204.23
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
86199
EC Number:
200-194-9
MDL number:
MFCD00064339
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24900128
NACRES:
NA.26

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

289-290 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

methanol: water (7:3): soluble

SMILES string

NC(Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C11H12N2O2/c12-9(11(14)15)5-7-6-13-10-4-2-1-3-8(7)10/h1-4,6,9,13H,5,12H2,(H,14,15)

InChI key

QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tryptophan is the precursor for 5-hydroxy-tryptamin and an essential α-amino acid. DL-Tryptophan exists as a zwitterion during crystallization.

Application

DL-Tryptophan has been used:
  • as a medium supplement in Psilocybe atrobrunnea and Psilocybe serbica for the synthesis of psychotropic compounds
  • as an optimal medium supplement for culturing yeast, Pichia stipitis
  • for chiral separation experiments using Hewlett-Packard HP3D CE capillary electrophoresis system(HPCE)

Biochem/physiol Actions

DL-Tryptophan binding to bovine serum albumin is employed for its affinity based chromatographic purification. Supplementation of tryptophan in diets of rat induce bladder tumor.

Other Notes

Amino acid precursor of serotonin and melatonin

Preparation Note

Prepared from L-tryptophan produced by fermentation

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Culture nutrition and physiology impact the inhibitor tolerance of the yeast Pichia stipitis NRRL Y-7124
Slininger PJ, et al.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 102(3), 778-790 (2009)
Resolution of DL-tryptophan by affinity chromatography on bovine-serum albumin-agarose columns
Stewart KK and Doherty RF
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 70(10), 2850-2852 (1973)
Chiral separation of aromatic amino acids by capillary electrophoresis
Bjergegaard C, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 836(1), 137-146 (1999)
Crystal structure of DL-Tryptophan at 173K
Hubschle CB, et al.
Crystal Research and Technology, 39(3), 274-278 (2004)
Promoting effect of saccharin and DL-tryptophan in urinary bladder carcinogenesis
Cohen SM, et al.
Cancer Research, 39(4), 1207-1217 (1979)
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Chromatograms

application for HPLC

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