2-aminoisobutyric acid

Term ID

CHEBI:27971

Synonyms

• 2,2-dimethylglycine
• 2-Amino-2-methylpropanoate
• 2-amino-2-methylpropanoic acid
• 2-amino-2-methylpropionic acid
• 2-Aminoisobutyric acid
• 2-methylalanine
• 2MA
• AIB
• alpha,alpha-dimethylglycine
• alpha-aminoisobutanoic acid
• alpha-aminoisobutyric acid
• alpha-methylalanine

Definition

A rare, non-protein amino acid and end-product of pyrimidine metabolism, excreted in urine and found in some antibiotics of fungal origin. With the exception of a few bacteria, it is non-metabolisable, and therefore used in bioassays.

References

• beilstein:506496
• cas:62-57-7
• drugbank:DB02952
• gmelin:217765
• kegg.compound:C03665
• pdb-ccd:AIB
• pubmed:14234784
• pubmed:2506616
• pubmed:7106860

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

CTD