Properties
- CAS Number
- 60-32-2
- Formula
- C6H13NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 131.17 g/mol
- IUPAC Name
- 6-aminohexanoic acid
- InChI Key
- SLXKOJJOQWFEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Also Known As
Description
6-aminohexanoic acid is an -amino acid comprising hexanoic acid carrying an amino substituent at position C-6. Used to control postoperative bleeding, and to treat overdose effects of the thrombolytic agents streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator. It has a role as a metabolite, an antifibrinolytic drug and a hematologic agent. It is an epsilon-amino acid and an omega-amino fatty acid. It is functionally related to a hexanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 6-aminohexanoate. It is a tautomer of a 6-aminohexanoic acid zwitterion.
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