4-Methylglutamic acid , CAS No.14561-55-8

CAS: 14561-55-8 Cat. No.: M1333852 Formula: C₆H₁₁NO₄ Molecular Weight: 161.16

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Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CC(CC(C(=O)O)N)C(=O)O
• IUPAC Name: 2-amino-4-methylpentanedioic acid
• InChIKey: KRKRAOXTGDJWNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C6H11NO4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(7)6(10)11/h3-4H,2,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)
• Molecular Weight: 161.16

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
        • Level5 Amino acids and derivatives
          • Level6 Alpha amino acids and derivatives
            • Level7 Alpha amino acids

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Amino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids and derivatives
• Direct Parent: Alpha amino acids
• Alternative Parents: Methyl-branched fatty acids Amino fatty acids Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Amino acids Carboxylic acids Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Monoalkylamines Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Alpha-amino acid - Amino fatty acid - Branched fatty acid - Methyl-branched fatty acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Fatty acyl - Fatty acid - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Organic nitrogen compound - Primary amine - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Carbonyl group - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Amine - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha amino acids. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon).
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Molecular Weight: 161.160 g/mol
• XLogP3: -2.900
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 161.069 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 161.069 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 101.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 11
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 168.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 2
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1