N-Acetyl-2-methylalanine

CAS: 5362-00-5

Ref. 3D-FA125342

Produktinformation

• Name: N-Acetyl-2-methylalanine
• Synonyme: alanine, N-acetyl-2-methyl-, alpha-(N-acetylamino)isobutyric acid

Beschreibung

N-Acetyl-2-methylalanine is a chiral amino acid that is used as a model system for the study of enzyme inhibition. N-Acetyl-2-methylalanine has been shown to be an inhibitor of the enzyme alamethicin, which is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. The chemical structure of this compound allows it to bind with its active site and inhibit the activity of the enzyme. The UV spectrum of N-acetyl-2-methylalanine shows an absorption band at 260 nm, which may correspond to an oxidation product. This compound also has physicochemical properties that make it useful in spectrometry and mass spectrometry.

• Marke: Biosynth

Chemische Eigenschaften

• Molekulargewicht: 145.16 g/mol
• Formel: C₆H₁₁NO₃
• Reinheit: Min. 95%
• InChl: InChI=1S/C6H11NO3/c1-4(8)7-6(2,3)5(9)10/h1-3H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
• InChI Key: InChIKey=BSIWIVCJKKGHQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(=O)NC(C)(C)C(=O)O