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L-thyronine

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L-thyronine

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Also known as 4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-L-phenylalanine, beta-(p-Hydroxyphenoxy)phenylalanine, O-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)tyrosine, (2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)phenyl]propanoic acid, Thyronine, Desiodothyroxine, b-(p-Hydroxyphenoxy)phenylalanine, O-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-tyrosine

Thyronine is a metabolite derived from thyroxine and triiodothyronine via the peripheral enzymatic removal of iodines from the thyroxine nucleus. Thyronine is the thyroxine nucleus devoid of its four iodine atoms.

Chemical data

Formula
C15H15NO4
Molecular weight
273.28 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)phenyl]propanoic acid
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)O
InChIKey
KKCIOUWDFWQUBT-AWEZNQCLSA-N
XLogP
-0.7
Polar surface area
92.8 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
273.100108
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₅NO₄
isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)O
canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)O
Commons category
Thyronine
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Thyronine is a metabolite derived from thyroxine and triiodothyronine via the peripheral enzymatic removal of iodines from the thyroxine nucleus. Thyronine is the thyroxine nucleus devoid of its four iodine atoms.

==References==

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