Compound
(R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate
Zwitterionic form of (R)-3-aminoisobutyric acid having an anionic carboxy group and a protonated amino group; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:57731), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C4H9NO2
- Mass
- 103.121 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- QCHPKSFMDHPSNR-GSVOUGTGSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](C[NH3+])C(=O)[O-]
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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
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate · Sources: Rhea
- (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate is converted to 3-(carbamoylamino)-2-methylpropanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:37339Inferred only
- 3-(carbamoylamino)-2-methylpropanoate is converted to (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:37339Inferred only
- (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate is a substrate of AGXT2ProteinRhea RHEA:18393Inferred only
- (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate is a substrate of UPB1ProteinRhea RHEA:37339Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
(R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate+pyruvate2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate+L-alanine
Catalysed by AGXT2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:18393CC BY 4.0Reference data
3-(carbamoylamino)-2-methylpropanoate+water+2hydron(R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate+ammonium+carbon dioxide
Catalysed by UPB1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:37339CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate
- Also called
- (2R)-3-ammonio-2-methylpropanoate
- Systematic name
- (2R)-3-azaniumyl-2-methylpropanoate