Molar mass of L-Arginine
The molecular formula of L-Arginine is C6H14N4O2, giving a molar mass of 174.204 g/mol.
Molar mass
174.204g/mol
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
Formula
C6H14N4O2
Category
Amino Acids
Atoms per molecule
26
L-Arginine conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 174.204 g/mol.
1 mmol174.204 mg
1 g5.7404 mmol
1 M174.204 g/L
About L-Arginine
The most basic amino acid, carrying a guanidinium group that binds phosphates and polyanions. Nitric-oxide synthase converts it to citrulline and the vasodilator nitric oxide, a reaction that earned the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Related compounds
Other entries in Amino Acids.
GlycineC2H5NO2 · 75.067 g/molL-AlanineC3H7NO2 · 89.094 g/molL-AsparagineC4H8N2O3 · 132.119 g/molL-Aspartic acidC4H7NO4 · 133.103 g/molL-CysteineC3H7NO2S · 121.154 g/molL-Glutamic acidC5H9NO4 · 147.130 g/molL-GlutamineC5H10N2O3 · 146.146 g/molL-HistidineC6H9N3O2 · 155.157 g/molL-IsoleucineC6H13NO2 · 131.175 g/molL-LeucineC6H13NO2 · 131.175 g/molL-LysineC6H14N2O2 · 146.190 g/molL-MethionineC5H11NO2S · 149.208 g/mol