Compound

N(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanine

A monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of N-acetyl-L-alanine, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:133520), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:133520ChEBI

Open in the graph

Structure

2D depiction · 3D model shown

Loading the model…

A generated conformer of N(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C5H8NO3
Mass: 130.123 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: KTHDTJVBEPMMGL-VKHMYHEASA-M
SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)[O-]
Look it up: ChEBI PubChem By InChIKey

Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

Reactions

2 reactions

N(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanyl-L-alanine+waterN(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanine+L-alanine
Catalysed by APEH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:83507CC BY 4.0Reference data
N(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanyl-L-alanyl-L-alanine+waterN(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanine+L-alanyl-L-alanine
Catalysed by APEH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:83511CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

2 names

Resolves to: N(alpha)-acetyl-L-alanine

Also called: N-acetylalaninate
Systematic name: (2S)-2-acetamidopropanoate