Cysteine- S- sulfonic acid
Structural formula | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Surname | Cysteine- S- sulfonic acid | |||||||||||||||||||||
other names |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Molecular formula | C 3 H 7 NO 5 S 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
External identifiers / databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
properties | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Molar mass | 201.22 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
safety instructions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
L- cysteine- S- sulfonic acid (LCSS) is a chemical compound from the group of non-proteinogenic amino acids .
properties
L- cysteine- S- sulfonic acid is an analogue of glutamic acid . It activates the NMDA receptor . In addition, it binds to the glutamate receptor on the tongue and triggers an umami taste.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Data sheet L-Cysteine S-sulfate, ≥98% (TLC) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 3, 2018 ( PDF ).
- ^ R. Nahum-Levy, D. Lipinski, S. Shavit, M. Benveniste: Desensitization of NMDA receptor channels is modulated by glutamate agonists. In: Biophysical Journal . Volume 80, number 5, May 2001, pp. 2152-2166, doi : 10.1016 / S0006-3495 (01) 76188-7 , PMID 11325718 , PMC 1301407 (free full text).
- ↑ Hans-Dieter Belitz , Werner Grosch : Textbook of food chemistry. Springer-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-73202-0 , p. 442.