S-(2-Aminoethyl)-L-cysteine hydrochloride =98% (TLC)

Synonym: L-4-Thialysine hydrochloride

CAS Number: 14099-35-8

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₅H₁₂N₂O₂S · HCl

Molecular Weight: 200.69

Beilstein Registry Number: 3697262

EC Number: 223-862-1

MDL Number: MFCD00036385

PubChem Substance ID: 24890680

Biochem/physiol Actions
S-(2-Aminoethyl)-L-cysteine (AEC) hydrochloride is used as a lysine analogue for comparative analysis with other lysine analogues. S-(2-Aminoethyl)-L-cysteine is an alternative substrate useful for characterizing lysine cyclodeaminase from Streptomyces pristinaespiralis. AEC may be used as a non-antibiotic selection agent for genetically engineered soybeans expressing a lysine insensitive DHPS gene. AEC is being studied as an amino acid antibiotic.