Aminoisobutyric acid
Encyclopedia
Aminoisobutyric acid may refer to either of two isomer
ic chemical compounds:
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
ic chemical compounds:
- 2-Aminoisobutyric acid2-Aminoisobutyric acid2-Aminoisobutyric acid, or α-aminoisobutyric acid or α-methylalanine or 2-methylalanine, is an amino acid with the structural formula is H2N-C2-COOH. It is contained in some antibiotics of fungal origin, e.g. alamethicin and some lantibiotics. It is not one of the proteinogenic amino acids and...
- 3-Aminoisobutyric acid3-Aminoisobutyric acid3-Aminoisobutyric acid is a product formed by the catabolism of thymine....