M0534
5-Methyl-DL-tryptophan
tryptophan analog
Synonym(s):
5-Methyltryptophan
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About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H14N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
218.25
Beilstein:
20225
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26
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Quality Level
Assay
≥97% (TLC)
form
powder
color
white to faint yellow
mp
280-282 °C
application(s)
peptide synthesis
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
Cc1ccc2[nH]cc(CC(N)C(O)=O)c2c1
InChI
1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-7-2-3-11-9(4-7)8(6-14-11)5-10(13)12(15)16/h2-4,6,10,14H,5,13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
InChI key
HUNCSWANZMJLPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Application
- Amelioration of colitis through modulation of gut microbiota: The metabolite 5-Methyl-ᴅʟ-tryptophan (5-MT), derived from Angelica sinensis polysaccharides, was found to ameliorate colitis by modulating gut microbiota and the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway. This suggests a potential application of 5-MT in inflammatory bowel disease research and therapy (Zou et al., 2023).
- Enzymatic synthesis of tryptophan derivatives: A study on the one-pot enantioselective synthesis of (S)-spirobrassinin and non-natural (S)-methylspirobrassinin from amino acids highlights a method using a turnip enzyme. This research outlines a novel approach to synthesizing tryptophan derivatives, potentially useful in biochemical assays (Ryu et al., 2021).
Biochem/physiol Actions
5-Methyl-DL-tryptophan inhibits the synthesis of anthranilate compounds that are the first steps in the biosynthesis of tryptophan in Neurospora crassa. 5-Methyl-DL-tryptophan is a corepressor of the E. coli trp repressor.
5-Methyl-DL-tryptophan may be used to select genetic mutants of PS strain of Methanococcus voltae (archaebacteria). 5-Methyl-tryptophan is a repressor trp operon expression. 5-Methyl-tryptophan is a substrate for tryptophanase. 5-Methyl-tryptophan inhibits the induction of anthranilate synthase activity by elicitors in oats.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Journal of bacteriology, 96(5), 1768-1773 (1968-11-01)
The in vivo regulation of intermediate reactions in the pathway of tryptophan synthesis in Neurospora crassa was examined in a double mutant (tr-2, tr-3) which lacks the functions of the first and last enzymes in the pathway from chorismic acid
X H Zhang et al.
Plant physiology, 127(1), 131-141 (2001-09-13)
Anthranilate synthase (AS), the control enzyme of the tryptophan (Trp) biosynthetic pathway, is encoded by nuclear genes, but is transported into the plastids. A tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cDNA (ASA2) encoding a feedback-insensitive tobacco AS alpha-subunit was transformed into two different
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Mutation breeding has brought significant contributions to the development of high value crops. It steered the first studies to generate plants with desired mutations of genes encoding key enzymes involved in important metabolic pathways. Molecular characterization of 5-methyl tryptophan (5-MT)
Y Zhao et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 291(5502), 306-309 (2001-02-24)
Although auxin is known to regulate many processes in plant development and has been studied for over a century, the mechanisms whereby plants produce it have remained elusive. Here we report the characterization of a dominant Arabidopsis mutant, yucca, which
Mohamed El Khattabi et al.
The Biochemical journal, 409(1), 193-198 (2007-10-04)
Incorporation of Trp (tryptophan) analogues into a protein may facilitate its structural analysis by spectroscopic techniques. Development of a biological system for the biosynthetic incorpor-ation of such analogues into proteins is of considerable importance. The Gram-negative Escherichia coli is the
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