Term Name: | coprine |
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Synonyms: | (2S)-2,5-diamino-5-oxopentanoic acid, L-coprine, N(5)-(1-hydroxycyclopropyl)-L-glutamine, N-(1-hydroxycyclopropyl)-L-glutamine |
Definition: | A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is L-glutamine in which one of the hydrogens attached to the amide nitrogen is replaced by a 1-hydroxycyclopropyl group. Found in the ink-cap mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius, it causes an unpleasant hypersensitivity to alcohol (the 'disulfiram effect'). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3875] ( EBI ) |