Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:53:16 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:33:35 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000710
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-Methylalanine
DescriptionN-Methylalanine, also known as (S)-2-methylaminopropanoate or N-methyl-L-alanine, is classified as an alanine or an alanine derivative. Alanines are compounds containing alanine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of alanine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom. N-Methylalanine is considered to be soluble (in water) and acidic. (ChemoSummarizer)
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(S)-2-Methylaminopropanoic acidChEBI
(S)-2-MethylaminopropanoateGenerator
N-Methylalanine hydrochloride, (DL-ala)-isomerHMDB
N-Methylalanine, (L-ala)-isomerHMDB
N-Methylalanine hydrobromide, (L-ala)-isomerHMDB
N-Methylalanine, (beta-ala)-isomerHMDB
N-MethylalanineChEBI
Molecular FormulaC4H9NO2
Average Mass103.1198
Monoisotopic Mass103.063328537
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-(methylamino)propanoic acid
Traditional NameN-methylalanine
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H][C@@](C)(NC)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c1-3(5-2)4(6)7/h3,5H,1-2H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1
InChI KeyGDFAOVXKHJXLEI-VKHMYHEASA-N