N-cyclohexyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:44302

Synonyms

• 2-(cyclohexylamino)ethane-1-sulfonic acid
• 2-(cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic acid
• 2-(cyclohexylamino)ethanesulphonic acid
• 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic acid
• CHES
• N-cyclohexyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
• N-cyclohexyltaurine

Definition

An alkanesulfonic acid that is cyclohexanamine in which one of the amino hydrogens is substituted by a 2-sulfoethyl group. It is used as a buffer (pH range of 8.6-10.0) for studying pH-dependent processes in enzymology.

References

• cas:103-47-9
• drugbank:DB03309
• pdb-ccd:NHE
• pubmed:25262144
• pubmed:25858319
• pubmed:28315686
• pubmed:29610325
• pubmed:30807918
• reaxys:2967601
• wikipedia.en:CHES_(buffer)

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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