CAS 21593-77-1PubChem CID 9793905
(+)-S-Allylcysteine
S-allylcysteine is an S-hydrocarbyl-L-cysteine that is L-cysteine in which the hydrogen attached to the sulphur is replaced by a prop-2-enyl group. It commonly occurs in garlic and has been found to exhibit antineoplastic activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a tautomer of a S-allylcysteine zwitterion. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R)-2-amino-3-prop-2-enylsulfanylpropanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H11NO2S
- Molecular weight
- 161.22 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 161.05104977 Da
- XLogP3
- -2.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 88.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
S-allyl-L-cysteineS-AllylcysteineS-Allyl cysteineL-Cysteine, S-2-propenyl-CHEBI:7407781R3X99M15FEMA NO. 4322NSC-96449
16 more reported names
(2R)-2-AMINO-3-(PROP-2-EN-1-YLSULFANYL) PROPANOIC ACIDRefChem:48874(2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-prop-2-enylsulfanylpropanoate2-amino-3-(prop-2-en-1-ylsulfanyl)propanoic acid(R)-3-(Allylthio)-2-aminopropanoic acidL-DEOXYALLIINDEOXYALLIINallyl-cysteineS-prop-2-en-1-yl-L-cysteineS-2-propenyl-L-cysteineL-Cysteine, S-2-propen-1-yl3-(ALLYLTHIO)-L-ALANINES-(2-PROPENYL)-L-CYSTEINEH-Cys(Allyl)-OHS-allyl-laevo-cystein(s)-allyl-l-cysteine
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:74077
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2048654
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID20894862
- PubMed:22685624
- PubMed:22668601
- PubMed:22629086
- PubMed:22541895
- PubMed:22518192
- PubMed:22509214
- PubMed:22439110
- PubMed:22416880
- PubMed:22408367
- PubMed:22405339
- PubMed:22404600
- PubMed:22389672
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