Structured Summary
Abstract
N(6)-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)-L-lysine. An unusual amino acid, not a dipeptide, which has been found in proteins of cooked foods. It is formed in food that is heated or treated with alkali. Has been implicated in nephrocytomegalia in rats.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H19N3O4
- Molecular Weight
- 233.27 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 18810-04-3
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-2-amino-6-[(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)amino]hexanoic acid
- InChIKey
- IMSOBGJSYSFTKG-PKPIPKONSA-N
- SMILES
- C(CCNCC(C(=O)O)N)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008241
- Source
- PubChem CID 29269
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
"an unusual amino acid...found in proteins of cooked foods"
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History Note
91(79); was see under LYSINE 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Alanine (1966-1978)
- Dipeptides (1966-1978)
- Lysine (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lysinoalanine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008241. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008241
- Lysinoalanine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15737242
- Lysinoalanine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 29269. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/29269