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<compound>
  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-05-31 13:46:14 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-06-03 15:53:46 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB01138</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB000272</m2m_id>
  <name>N-Acetyl-L-alanine</name>
  <description>N-Acetyl-L-alanine is a product that can be formed spontaneously by the reaction of pyruvate with ammonia.  The enzyme phenylalanine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.53) can also generate this molecule from Acetyl-CoA and Alanine.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(S)-(-)-N-Acetylalanine</synonym>
    <synonym>(S)-N-Acetylalanine</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetyl-L-alanine</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetylalanine</synonym>
    <synonym>L-N-Acetylalanine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-(S)-alanine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-L-alanine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylalanine</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C5H9NO3</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>131.1299</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>131.058243159</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>(2S)-2-acetamidopropanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>N-acetylalanine</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>97-69-8</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>C[C@H](NC(C)=O)C(O)=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c1-3(5(8)9)6-4(2)7/h3H,1-2H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1</inchi>
  <inchikey>KTHDTJVBEPMMGL-VKHMYHEASA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
    <cellular_location>Cytosol</cellular_location>
  </cellular_locations>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.53</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-0.48</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>4.36e+01 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-0.76</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>3.89</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>(2S)-2-acetamidopropanoic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>131.1299</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>131.058243159</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>C[C@H](NC(C)=O)C(O)=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C5H9NO3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c1-3(5(8)9)6-4(2)7/h3H,1-2H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>KTHDTJVBEPMMGL-VKHMYHEASA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>66.4</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>29.94</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>12.5</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <pathways>
    <pathway>
      <name>Arginine and proline metabolism</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id/>
      <kegg_map_id>ec00330</kegg_map_id>
      <subject/>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>L-glutamate metabolism II</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id>PW001886</pathwhiz_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
      <subject>Metabolic</subject>
    </pathway>
  </pathways>
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      <spectrum_id>1010</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrTwoD</type>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrTwoD</type>
      <spectrum_id>1478</spectrum_id>
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  <hmdb_id>HMDB00766</hmdb_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id>7345</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chemspider_id>79449</chemspider_id>
  <kegg_id></kegg_id>
  <chebi_id>17533</chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id>AYA</het_id>
  <wikipidia/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>22080510</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <synthesis_reference>Vanzura, Jiri; Kasafirek, Evzen; Hrabalek, Alexandr; Vinsova, Jarmila; Krepelka, Jiri.  Process for preparing highly pure N-acetyl-L- or -D-alanine. Czech.  (1989),  4 pp. </synthesis_reference>
  <msds_url/>
  <enzymes>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Amino-acid acetyltransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P0A6C5</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>ARGA_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>argA</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P0A6C5.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Acetylglutamate kinase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P0A6C8</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>ARGB_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>argB</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P0A6C8.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
  </enzymes>
  <transporters>
  </transporters>
  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>Acetyl-CoA + L-Glutamate &lt;&gt; N-Acetyl-L-alanine + Coenzyme A + Hydrogen ion + N-Acetylglutamic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R00259</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>N-Acetyl-L-alanine + Adenosine triphosphate + N-Acetylglutamic acid &lt;&gt; N-Acetyl-L-glutamyl 5-phosphate + ADP</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R02649</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>Acetyl-CoA + L-Glutamate &lt;&gt; Coenzyme A + N-Acetyl-L-alanine</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R00259</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>Adenosine triphosphate + N-Acetyl-L-alanine &lt;&gt; ADP + N-Acetyl-L-glutamyl 5-phosphate</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R02649</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>Acetyl-CoA + L-Glutamic acid + L-Glutamate &lt;&gt; N-Acetyl-L-alanine + Coenzyme A + Hydrogen ion + N-Acetylglutamic acid + N-Acetyl-L-alanine + N-Acetylglutamic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id>PW_R005149</pw_reaction_id>
    <reaction_text>Acetyl-CoA + L-Glutamate &lt;&gt; N-Acetyl-L-alanine + Coenzyme A + Hydrogen ion + N-Acetylglutamic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>N-Acetyl-L-alanine + Adenosine triphosphate + N-Acetylglutamic acid &lt;&gt; N-Acetyl-L-glutamyl 5-phosphate + ADP</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
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  <concentrations>
  </concentrations>
</compound>
