Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid

Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-3-(oxaloamino)propanoic acid
	Other names Dencichin; β-Oxalylaminoalanine; β-N-Oxalyl-α,β-diaminopropionic acid; β-N-oxalylamino-L-alanine (L-BOAA);
Identifiers
CAS Number	7554-90-7 ; 5302-45-4 (S) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Abbreviations	BOAA; ODAP; β-ODAP;
ChEBI	CHEBI:16399 ;
ChemSpider	389238 (S) ; 2270 (rac) ;
KEGG	C04209 ;
MeSH	oxalyldiaminopropionic+acid
PubChem CID	2360; 440259 (S);
UNII	1TG777QI25 ; O8VT5BZ48B (S) ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90967517 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H8N2O5/c6-2(4(9)10)1-7-3(8)5(11)12/h2H,1,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t2-/m0/s1 Key: NEEQFPMRODQIKX-REOHCLBHSA-N ;
	SMILES C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)NC(=O)C(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H8N2O5
Molar mass	176.128 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine
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Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) is a structural analogue of the neurotransmitter glutamate found in the grass pea Lathyrus sativus. It is the neurotoxin responsible for the motor neuron degeneration syndrome lathyrism.