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<compound>
  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-10-10 12:13:48 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-09-13 12:56:17 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB23042</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB003432</m2m_id>
  <name>N-Acetyl-L-methionine</name>
  <description>N-Acetyl-L-methionine is an acylated methionine derivative. The N-terminal methionine is often released from peptides and proteins in E. coli via methionine aminopeptidase. The free methionine can be acetylated by the enzyme YncA or N acyltransferase in a reaction using a CoA thioester as cofactor.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(2S)-2-acetamido-4-Methylsulfanylbutanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(2S)-2-acetamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(2S)-2-acetamido-4-Methylsulphanylbutanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(2S)-2-acetamido-4-Methylsulphanylbutanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetyl-l-methionine</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetylmethionin</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetylmethionine</synonym>
    <synonym>DL-n-acetylmethionine</synonym>
    <synonym>L-(n-acetyl)methionine</synonym>
    <synonym>L-n-acetyl-Methionine</synonym>
    <synonym>Methionamine</synonym>
    <synonym>Methionin</synonym>
    <synonym>N-acetyl(methyl)homocysteine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-acetyl-Methionine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-acetyl-S-methylhomocysteine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-acetylmethionine</synonym>
    <synonym>Thiomedon</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C7H13NO3S</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>191.248</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>191.061613977</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-acetamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>L-methionine, N-acetyl-</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>65-82-7</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[H][C@@](CCSC)(NC(C)=O)C(O)=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C7H13NO3S/c1-5(9)8-6(7(10)11)3-4-12-2/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t6-/m0/s1</inchi>
  <inchikey>XUYPXLNMDZIRQH-LURJTMIESA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
  </cellular_locations>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.15</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-1.45</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>6.84e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>105.5 C</value>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-0.11</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>4.02</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-1.8</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>2-acetamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>191.248</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>191.061613977</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>[H][C@@](CCSC)(NC(C)=O)C(O)=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C7H13NO3S</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C7H13NO3S/c1-5(9)8-6(7(10)11)3-4-12-2/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t6-/m0/s1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>XUYPXLNMDZIRQH-LURJTMIESA-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>47.03</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>19.59</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>5</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>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>14813</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>39793</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>102717</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>102718</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>2056</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2499</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2500</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2501</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>298720</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>298721</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>298722</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>340561</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>340562</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>340563</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>440096</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>451925</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrTwoD</type>
      <spectrum_id>1989</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
  </spectra>
  <hmdb_id>HMDB11745</hmdb_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id>448580</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chemspider_id/>
  <kegg_id>C02712</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id></chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id>AME</het_id>
  <wikipidia/>
  <foodb_id>FDB001089</foodb_id>
  <general_references>
  </general_references>
  <synthesis_reference/>
  <msds_url>http://hmdb.ca/system/metabolites/msds/000/010/470/original/HMDB11745.pdf?1358463266</msds_url>
  <enzymes>
    <enzyme>
      <name>predicted acyltransferase with acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase domain</name>
      <uniprot_id>P76112</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name/>
      <gene_name>yncA</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P76112.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
  </enzymes>
  <transporters>
  </transporters>
  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>Acetyl-CoA + L-Methionine &gt; CoA + N-Acetyl-L-methionine</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
  </reactions>
  <concentrations>
  </concentrations>
</compound>
