Showing chemical card for N,N-dihydroxy-L-tyrosine (CFc000283936)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:37:40 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000283936
Molecule Identification
Common Name
N,N-dihydroxy-L-tyrosine
Definition
N,n-dihydroxy-l-tyrosine is slightly soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). N,n-dihydroxy-l-tyrosine can be found in a number of food items such as mentha (mint), bilberry, red raspberry, and oxheart cabbage, which makes n,n-dihydroxy-l-tyrosine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tyrosine and derivatives. Tyrosine and derivatives are compounds containing tyrosine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of tyrosine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
