β-Methylamino-L-alanine

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Dragon
non-proteinogenic amino acid
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BMAA
gptkbp:associatedWith neurodegenerative diseases
ALS/PDC (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex)
gptkbp:CASNumber 15920-93-1
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C4H10N2O2
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_S._Metcalf
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Bacteria
some diatoms
some dinoflagellates
Guam flour
cycad seeds
gptkbp:hasInChIKey HJKGJAMOEDGJGF-YFKPBYRVSA-N
gptkbp:hasSMILES CNCC(C(=O)O)N
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label β-Methylamino-L-alanine
gptkbp:IUPACName (2S)-2-amino-3-(methylamino)propanoic acid
gptkbp:molecularWeight 118.14 g/mol
gptkbp:studiedBy role in Guam disease
gptkbp:toxicity neurodegeneration
excitotoxicity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BMAA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6