S-Methyl-L-cysteine

CAS: 1187-84-4

Ref. TR-M294655

Product Information

• Name: S-Methyl-L-cysteine
• Synonyms: S-Methylcysteine, L-Methylcysteine, H-Cys(Me)-OH, (R)-2-amino-3-(methylthio)propanoic acid, 3-(Methylthio)-L-alanine, (R)-2-Amino-3-(methylmercapto)propionic acid, (-)-S-Methyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-cysteine, (2R)-2-(Methylamino)-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid, (2R)-2-(Methylamino)-3-sulfanylpropans?ure, (2R)-2-Amino-3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoic acid, (2R)-2-Azaniumyl-3-methylsulfanylpropanoate, (2S)-2-(methylammonio)-3-sulfanylpropanoate, (R)-N-Methylcysteine, 3-(Methylthio)alanine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Cysteine, S-methyl-, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-S-Methylcysteine, Acide (2R)-2-(méthylamino)-3-sulfanylpropano?que, Alanine, 3-(methylthio)-, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-, Cysteine, N-methyl, L-, L-cysteine, N-methyl-, L-methylcysteine, N-Methyl-L-cystein, N-Methyl-L-cysteine, NSC 15387, S-Methyl-(R)-cysteine, S-Methyl-L-Cysteine

Description

Applications S-Methyl-L-cysteine is a substrate in the catalytic antioxidant system mediated by methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MSRA). It has been studied as a theurapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson′s.
References Wassef, R., et al.: J. Neurosci., 21, 12808 (2007)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 135.19
• Formula: C₄H₉NO₂S
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H9NO2S/c1-8-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=IDIDJDIHTAOVLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CSCC(N)C(=O)O