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2-Aminoisobutyric acid
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| Alpha-Aminoisobutyric acid | |
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| Formula | C4H9NO2 |
| Mol. mass | 103.121 g/mol |
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| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
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2-Aminoisobutyric acid, or α-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) or α-methylalanine or 2-methylalanine, is an amino acid with the structural formula is H2N-C(CH3)2-COOH. It is contained in some antibiotics of fungal origin, eg. alamethicin and some lantibiotics. It is not one of the proteinogenic amino acids and rather rare in nature. α-Aminoisobutyric acid is a strong helix inducer in peptides. Its oligomers form 3-10 helices.
In the laboratory, 2-aminoisobutyric acid may be prepared from acetone cyanohydrin, by reaction with ammonia followed by hydrolysis.1
References
- ^ Clarke, H. T.; Bean, H. J. (1931). "α-Aminoisobutyric acid". Organic Syntheses (New York: John Wiley & Sons) 11: 4, http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/prep.asp?prep=cv2p0029. Retrieved on 24 August 2008.
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