Compound
S-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteine
A S-alkyl-L-cysteine zwitterion resulting from the transfer of a proton from the carboxy group to the amino group of N-acetyl-L-thialysine. Major microspecies at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:156134), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:156134ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C7H14N2O3S
- Mass
- 206.267 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- NTYDEVWJGFRRKF-LURJTMIESA-N
- SMILES
- CC(=O)NCCSC[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- S-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteine has the functional parent S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteineCompoundChEBI CHEBI:156134Inferred only
Statements
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: S-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteine · Sources: Rhea
- S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine is converted to S-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteineCompoundRhea RHEA:64804Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine+acetyl-CoAS-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteine+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by SAT2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:64804CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: S-(2-acetamidoethyl)-L-cysteine
- Also called
- epsilon-N-acetyl-L-thialysine zwitterionepsilon-N-acetylthialysine zwitterionS-(2-N-acetylaminoethyl)-L-cysteine zwitterionε-N-acetyl-L-thialysine zwitterionε-N-acetylthialysine zwitterion
- Systematic name
- (2R)-3-[(2-acetamidoethyl)sulfanyl]-2-azaniumylpropanoate