Molar mass of L-Proline
The molecular formula of L-Proline is C5H9NO2, giving a molar mass of 115.132 g/mol.
Molar mass
115.132g/mol
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
Formula
C5H9NO2
Category
Amino Acids
Atoms per molecule
17
L-Proline conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 115.132 g/mol.
1 mmol115.132 mg
1 g8.6857 mmol
1 M115.132 g/L
About L-Proline
The only proteinogenic amino acid whose side chain cyclises back onto the backbone nitrogen, creating a rigid ring that kinks peptide chains. That constraint makes proline a common turning residue in beta-turns and a key determinant of collagen's helical structure.
Related compounds
Other entries in Amino Acids.
GlycineC2H5NO2 · 75.067 g/molL-AlanineC3H7NO2 · 89.094 g/molL-ArginineC6H14N4O2 · 174.204 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/mol