Product Overview
3-Amino-2-methylpropanoic acid | T4887 | TargetMol Chemicals
CAS: 144-90-1
Smiles: CC(CN)C(O)=O
Formula: C4H9NO2
Pathway: Metabolism
Target: Endogenous Metabolite
Receptor: N/A
Bioactivity: beta-aminoisobutyric acid is the product from the conversion of N-carbamyl-beta-aminoisobutyric acid by the enzyme Beta-ureidopropionase (EC 3.5.1.6), the last step in pyrimidine degradation. Beta-ureidopropionase deficiency is an inborn error of pyrimidine degradation associated with neurological abnormalities.
Molecular Weight: 103, 121