BMAA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/BMAA
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:CASNumber 15920-93-1
gptkbp:category gptkb:Dragon
non-proteinogenic amino acid
excitotoxin
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C4H10N2O2
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:ALS/PDC_(Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis/Parkinsonism-dementia_complex)
neurodegenerative diseases
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:E._A._Bell
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1967
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Guam_cycad_seeds
gptkb:Bacteria
marine environments
freshwater environments
some diatoms
some dinoflagellates
gptkbp:hasInChIKey PBYIFQKXWZTVHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H10N2O2/c1-6-2-3(5)4(7)8/h3,6H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
gptkbp:hasSMILES CNCC(C(=O)O)N
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BMAA
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:2-amino-3-methylaminopropanoic_acid
gptkbp:mechanism_of_toxicity excitotoxicity via glutamate receptors
misincorporation into proteins
gptkbp:molecularWeight 118.13 g/mol
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:β-Methylamino-L-alanine
gptkb:β-methylaminoalanine
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:studiedBy environmental toxin
role in neurodegenerative diseases
gptkbp:toxicity gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baptist_Missionary_Association_of_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5