alpha-Aminobutyric acid

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α-Aminobutyric acid
Identifiers
CAS number 2835-81-6 YesY
PubChem 6657
ChemSpider 6405 YesY
UNII 8306QPJ19P YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:35621 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL55242 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C4H9NO2
Molar mass 103.12 g/mol
Acidity (pKa) 2.55 (carboxyl), 9.60 (amino)[1]
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

α-Aminobutyric acid (AABA) is an isomer of the amino acid aminobutyric acid with chemical formula C4H9NO2. There is also gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and beta-aminobutyric acid.

It is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of ophthalmic acid or ophthalmate, which was first isolated from calf lens.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Dawson, R.M.C., et al., Data for Biochemical Research, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959.


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