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L-BMAA
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A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alanine in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a methylamino group. A non-proteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria, it is a neurotoxin that has been postulated as a possible cause of neurodegenerative disorders of aging such as Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS-PDC) syndrome of Guam.
Term info
Label
L-BMAA
Synonyms
- 3-(methylamino)-L-alanine
Subsets
3_STAR
charge
0
formula
C4H10N2O2
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propionic acid, BMAA, L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propanoic acid, beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine
id
CHEBI:73169
inchi
InChI=1S/C4H10N2O2/c1-6-2-3(5)4(7)8/h3,6H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1
inchikey
UJVHVMNGOZXSOZ-VKHMYHEASA-N
mass
118.13440
monoisotopicmass
118.07423
smiles
CNC[C@H](N)C(O)=O