
Citrulline
L-citrulline is the L-enantiomer of citrulline. It has a role as a micronutrient, a protective agent, a nutraceutical, an EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a D-citrulline. It is a tautomer of a L-citrulline zwitterion. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-amino-5-(carbamoylamino)pentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H13N3O3
- Molecular weight
- 175.19 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 175.09569129 Da
- XLogP3
- -4.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 118.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 4
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16349
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL444814
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID80883373
- PubMed:38770826
- PubMed:37778480
- PubMed:23122508
- PubMed:23111298
- PubMed:23109853
- PubMed:23107525
- PubMed:23075591
- PubMed:23075551
- PubMed:23074829
- PubMed:23067347
- PubMed:23062354
- PubMed:23060885
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