N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine

N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (2S)-2-acetamido-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid;
CAS Number	537-55-3;
PubChem CID	68310;
DrugBank	DB11102;
ChemSpider	61606;
UNII	DA8G610ZO5;
ChEBI	CHEBI:21563;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL65543;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7046045 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.885
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H13NO4
Molar mass	223.228 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H13NO4/c1-7(13)12-10(11(15)16)6-8-2-4-9(14)5-3-8/h2-5,10,14H,6H2,1H3,(H,12,13)(H,15,16)/t10-/m0/s1; Key:CAHKINHBCWCHCF-JTQLQIEISA-N;

N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine is an amino acid, an N-acetyl derivative of tyrosine. It is used for parenteral nutrition and as a dietary supplement.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Hoffer LJ, Sher K, Saboohi F, Bernier P, MacNamara EM, Rinzler D (November 2003). "N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine as a tyrosine source in adult parenteral nutrition". Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 27 (6): 419–22. doi:10.1177/0148607103027006419. PMID 14621123.
^ Jung YP, Earnest CP, Koozehchian M, Galvan E, Dalton R, Walker D, et al. (January 2017). "Effects of acute ingestion of a pre-workout dietary supplement with and without p-synephrine on resting energy expenditure, cognitive function and exercise performance". Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 14: 3. doi:10.1186/s12970-016-0159-2. PMC 5234109. PMID 28096758.
^ Fischer F, Ristow M (May 2020). "Endogenous metabolites promote stress resistance through induction of mitohormesis". EMBO Reports. 21 (5): e50340. doi:10.15252/embr.202050340. PMC 7202198. PMID 32329201.

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