Term Name: | 2-amino-3-(2-methylenecyclopropyl)propanoic acid |
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Synonyms: | 2-amino-3-(2-methylenecyclopropyl)propanoic acid, 2-amino-3-(2-methylenecyclopropyl)propionic acid, 3-(2-methylenecyclopropyl)alanine |
Definition: | A non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid that is alanine in which one of the methyl hydrogens has been replaced by a 2-methylenecyclopropyl group. The phytotoxin known as hypoglycin A is a mixture of the diastereoisomers that have L configuration at the amino-bearing carbon. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:136270] ( EBI ) |