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Sigma-Aldrich

DL-threo-β-Methylaspartic acid

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Amino-3-methylsuccinic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H9NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
147.13
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

Product Name

DL-threo-β-Methylaspartic acid,

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

white

SMILES string

CC(C(N)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H9NO4/c1-2(4(7)8)3(6)5(9)10/h2-3H,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChI key

LXRUAYBIUSUULX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

DL-threo-β-Methylaspartic acid is an amino acid derivative.

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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S L Bearne et al.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 221(1-2), 117-126 (2001-08-17)
Beta-methylaspartase (EC 4.3.1.2) was purified 20-fold in 35% yield from Fusobacterium varium, an obligate anaerobe. The purification steps included heat treatment, fractional precipitation with ammonium sulfate and ethanol, gel filtration, and ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose. The enzyme is dimeric
Silke Schabbert et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 10(10), 3331-3337 (2002-08-02)
We report the synthesis and biological activity of a series of side-chain-constrained RGD peptides containing the (2S,3R) or (2S,3S) beta-methyl aspartic acid within the RGD sequence. These compounds have been assayed for binding to the integrin receptors alpha(IIb)beta3 and alpha(v)beta3
Amanda J Brooks et al.
Biochemistry, 44(46), 15167-15181 (2005-11-16)
Glutamate mutase (GM) is a cobalamin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of L-glutamate and L-threo-3-methylaspartate via a radical-based mechanism. To initiate catalysis, the 5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl) cofactor's Co-C bond is cleaved homolytically to generate an adenosyl radical and Co2+ Cbl.
N P Botting et al.
Biochemistry, 31(5), 1509-1520 (1992-02-11)
The enzyme 3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.2) catalyzes the exchange of the C-3 hydrogen of the substrate, (2S,3S)-3-methylaspartic acid, with solvent hydrogen. The mechanism of the exchange reaction was probed using (2S,3S)-3-methylaspartic acid and its C-3-deuteriated isotopomer. Incubations conducted in tritiated
M R Dessì et al.
Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale, 55(12), 1189-1195 (1979-07-15)
beta-methyl-aspartic acid is a substrate for beef kidney D-aspartate oxidase. The first product of a typical oxidative deamination, undergoes further spontaneous process of decarboxylation which gives as product, the alpha-keto-butyric acid.

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