L-threo-3-Methylaspartate
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IUPAC name
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methylbutanedioic acid
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Other names
l-threo-3-Methylaspartate; 3-Methylaspartic acid
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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).
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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[1] and vicenistatin[1] and in carbon metabolism of haloarchaea (Methylaspartate cycle).[2]
References
- ^ a b Ogasawara, Y.; Kakinuma, K.; Eguchi, T. (2005). "Involvement of Glutamate Mutase in the Biosynthesis of the Unique Starter Unit of the Macrolactam Polyketide Antibiotic Vicenistatin". The Journal of Antibiotics. 58 (7): 468–72. doi:10.1038/ja.2005.62. PMID 16161486.
- ^ Khomyakova, M.; Bukmez, O.; Thomas, L. K.; Erb, T. J.; Berg, I. A. (2011). "A Methylaspartate Cycle in Haloarchaea". Science. 331 (6015): 334–7. Bibcode:2011Sci...331..334K. doi:10.1126/science.1196544. PMID 21252347.