L-Homoserine
[CAS# 123053-31-6]

Identification

• Name: L-Homoserine
• Synonyms: (2S)-2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid; (2S)-2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid; 2-Amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid; Homoserine; (2S)-2-ammonio-4-hydroxybutanoate
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₉NO₃
• Molecular Weight: 119.12
• CAS Registry Number: 123053-31-6
• SMILES: C(CO)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
• InChI: 1S/C4H9NO3/c5-3(1-2-6)4(7)8/h3,6H,1-2,5H2,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: UKAUYVFTDYCKQA-VKHMYHEASA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.3±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Melting point: 190-195°C (Expl.)
• Boiling point: 368.7±32.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 176.8±25.1°C (Cal.)
• Refractive index: 1.511 (Cal.)

Safety Data

• Safety Description: CAUTION: May irritate eyes, skin, and respiratory tract

References

• (1): Grant D. Geske, Jennifer C. O’Neill and Helen E. Blackwell. Expanding dialogues: from natural autoinducers to non-natural analogues that modulate quorum sensing in Gram-negative bacteria, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 1432.