L-threo-3-Methylaspartate

l-threo-3-Methylaspartate
Names
IUPAC name
(3S)-3-Methyl-L-aspartic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutanedioic acid
Other names
l-threo-3-Methylaspartate; 3-Methylaspartic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c1-2(4(7)8)3(6)5(9)10/h2-3H,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t2-,3-/m0/s1
    Key: LXRUAYBIUSUULX-HRFVKAFMSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H9NO4/c1-2(4(7)8)3(6)5(9)10/h2-3H,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t2-,3-/m0/s1
    Key: LXRUAYBIUSUULX-HRFVKAFMBX
  • C[C@@H]([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)C(=O)O
Properties
C5H9NO4
Molar mass 147.130 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

l-threo-3-Methylaspartate is an unusual amino acid formed by glutamate mutase and can be metabolised by methylaspartate ammonia-lyase. It is found in the structures of the antibiotics friulimicin and vicenistatin and in carbon metabolism of haloarchaea (Methylaspartate cycle).

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