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Metabolite IDPAMDB000272
Identification
Name: N-Acetyl-L-alanine
Description:N-Acetyl-L-alanine is a product that can be formed spontaneously by the reaction of pyruvate with ammonia. The enzyme phenylalanine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.53) can also generate this molecule from Acetyl-CoA and Alanine.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (S)-(-)-N-Acetylalanine
  • (S)-N-Acetylalanine
  • Acetyl-L-alanine
  • Acetylalanine
  • L-N-Acetylalanine
  • N-Acetyl-(S)-alanine
  • N-Acetyl-L-alanine
  • N-Acetylalanine
Chemical Formula: C5H9NO3
Average Molecular Weight: 131.1299
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 131.058243159
InChI Key: KTHDTJVBEPMMGL-VKHMYHEASA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c1-3(5(8)9)6-4(2)7/h3H,1-2H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1
CAS number: 97-69-8
IUPAC Name:(2S)-2-acetamidopropanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: N-acetylalanine
SMILES:C[C@H](NC(C)=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acyl-aliphatic-alpha amino acids. These are alpha amino acids carrying a N-acylated aliphatic chain.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassAmino acids, peptides, and analogues
Direct Parent N-acyl-aliphatic-alpha amino acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • N-acyl-aliphatic-alpha amino acid
  • N-acyl-l-alpha-amino acid
  • Acetamide
  • Secondary carboxylic acid amide
  • Carboxamide group
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid amide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility43.6 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-0.53ALOGPS
logP-0.76ChemAxon
logS-0.48ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.89ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1.5ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area66.4 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity29.94 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability12.49 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-05n0-2900000000-c0a5e66723f41ac78751View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-4cea4517104b7a324debView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-4497242e6b422cf3f913View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-22d764f7b773b82c6515View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, NegativeNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
Synthesis Reference: Vanzura, Jiri; Kasafirek, Evzen; Hrabalek, Alexandr; Vinsova, Jarmila; Krepelka, Jiri. Process for preparing highly pure N-acetyl-L- or -D-alanine. Czech. (1989), 4 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID17533
HMDB IDHMDB00766
Pubchem Compound ID7345
Kegg IDNot Available
ChemSpider ID79449
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
Ligand ExpoAYA