Dehydroalanine

Dehydroalanine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Aminoprop-2-enoic acid
Other names
Cα,β-didehydroalanine, α,β-didehydroalanine, 2-aminoacrylate, 2,3-didehydroalanine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H5NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1,4H2,(H,5,6) Y
    Key: UQBOJOOOTLPNST-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C3H5NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1,4H2,(H,5,6)
    Key: UQBOJOOOTLPNST-UHFFFAOYAW
  • C=C(C(=O)O)N
  • O=C(O)C(=C)N
Properties
C3H5NO2
Molar mass 87.08 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dehydroalanine is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CH(NH2)CO2H. It does not exist in its free form, but it occurs naturally as a residue found in peptides of microbial origin. Unlike most amino acid residues, it has an unsaturated backbone.

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