Compound
L-2-aminohexanoate
An L-α-amino acid zwitterion obtained from L-2-aminohexanoic acid by transfer of a proton from the carboxy group to the amino group. It is the major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58455), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C6H13NO2
- Mass
- 131.175 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- LRQKBLKVPFOOQJ-YFKPBYRVSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCC[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: L-2-aminohexanoate · Sources: Rhea
- L-2-aminohexanoate is a substrate of AADATProteinRhea RHEA:66060Inferred only
- L-2-aminohexanoate is a substrate of AGXT2ProteinRhea RHEA:77363Inferred only
Reactions
6 reactions
L-2-aminohexanoate+2-oxoglutarate(2-)2-oxohexanoate+L-glutamate(1-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:23600CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-2-aminohexanoateCHEBI:143080
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:59400CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-2-aminohexanoate+dioxygen+water2-oxohexanoate+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:61268CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxohexanoate+L-kynurenineL-2-aminohexanoate+kynurenate+water
Catalysed by AADAT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:66060CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxohexanoate+L-kynurenineL-2-aminohexanoate+CHEBI:58147
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:66064CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxohexanoate+N(omega),N(omega)-dimethyl-L-arginineL-2-aminohexanoate+5-(3,3-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate
Catalysed by AGXT2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:77363CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: L-2-aminohexanoate
- Also called
- (S)-2-Aminohexanoic acid2S-amino-hexanoic acidL-norleucine zwitterion
- Systematic name
- (2S)-2-ammoniohexanoate