Alpha-Aminoadipic acid

α-Aminoadipic acid
IUPAC name 2-aminohexanedioic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	542-32-5
PubChem	469
ChemSpider	456 Y
MeSH	2-Aminoadipic+Acid
ChEBI	CHEBI:37024 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL433238 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CC(=O)O O=C(O)CCCC(N)C(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C6H11NO4/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11) Y Key: OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C6H11NO4/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11) Key: OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-UHFFFAOYAC
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H11NO4
Molar mass	161.156 g/mol
Y acid (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

α-Aminoadipic acid is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and saccharopine.

See also

• Adipic acid

v · d · eAmino acid metabolism metabolic intermediates K→acetyl-CoA lysine→ Saccharopine · Allysine · α-Aminoadipic acid · α-Aminoadipate · Glutaryl-CoA · Glutaconyl-CoA · Crotonyl-CoA · β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA leucine→ α-Ketoisocaproic acid · Isovaleryl-CoA · 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA · 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA · HMG-CoA tryptophan→alanine→ N'-Formylkynurenine · Kynurenine · Anthranilic acid · 3-Hydroxykynurenine · 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid · 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde · 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde · 2-Aminomuconic acid · Glutaryl-CoA G G→pyruvate→citrate glycine→serine→ 3-Phosphoglyceric acid glycine→creatine: Glycocyamine · Phosphocreatine · Creatinine G→glutamate→ α-ketoglutarate histidine→ Urocanic acid · Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid · Formiminoglutamic acid · Glutamate-1-semialdehyde proline→ 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid arginine→ Ornithine · Putrescine · Agmatine other cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine G→propionyl-CoA→ succinyl-CoA valine→ α-Ketoisovaleric acid · Isobutyryl-CoA · Methacrylyl-CoA · 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA · 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid · 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid isoleucine→ 2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid · 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA · Tiglyl-CoA · 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA methionine→ generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine · S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine · Homocysteine conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine · alpha-Ketobutyric acid+Cysteine threonine→ α-Ketobutyric acid propionyl-CoA→ Methylmalonyl-CoA G→fumarate phenylalanine→tyrosine→ 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid · Homogentisic acid · 4-Maleylacetoacetate G→oxaloacetate see urea cycle Other Cysteine metabolism Cysteine sulfinic acid M: MET mt, k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, a/u, n, m k, cgrp/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, au, n, m, epon m(A16/C10),i(k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/o/e, a/u, n, m) biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i

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