Term Name: | N-(carboxymethyl)-L-alanine |
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Synonyms: | (2S)-2-[(carboxymethyl)amino]propanoic acid, (2S)-2-methyliminodiacetic acid, (S)-2-[(carboxymethyl)amino]propanoic acid, (S)-2-methyliminodiacetic acid, (S)-strombine, L-alanine-N-monoacetic acid, N-(carboxymethyl)-L-alanine, strombine |
Definition: | An L-alanine derivative that is L-alanine in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by a carboxymethyl group. It is a marine metabolite which acts as a fish attractant. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:149655] ( EBI ) |