l-Asparagine
Ball-and-stick model
Space-filling model
Names
IUPAC name
Asparagine
Other names
2-Amino-3-carbamoylpropanoic acid
Identifiers
  • 70-47-3 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.019.565
EC Number
  • 200-735-9
IUPHAR/BPS
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
SMILES
  • O=C(N)C[C@H](N)C(=O)O
  • Zwitterion: O=C(N)C[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-]
Properties
C4H8N2O3
Molar mass 132.12 g·mol−1
Appearance white crystals
Density 1.543 g/cm3
Melting point 234 °C (453 °F; 507 K)
Boiling point 438 °C (820 °F; 711 K)
2.94 g/100 mL
Solubility soluble in acids, bases, negligible in methanol, ethanol, ether, benzene
log P −3.82
Acidity (pKa)
  • 2.1 (carboxyl; 20 °C, H2O)
  • 8.80 (amino; 20 °C, H2O)[1]
-69.5·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
orthorhombic
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation ΔfHo298
−789.4 kJ/mol
Hazards
NFPA 704

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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references


Asparagine is an non-essential amino acid. Our bodies can make it. It is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

References

  1. Haynes WM, ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1498754286.