GAM

ALPHA-METHYL-L-GLUTAMIC ACID

Created:	1999-07-08
Last modified:	2025-11-05

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Chemical Details
Formal Charge	0
Atom Count	22
Chiral Atom Count	1
Bond Count	21
Aromatic Bond Count	0

2D diagram of GAM

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	ALPHA-METHYL-L-GLUTAMIC ACID
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)	(2S)-2-amino-2-methyl-pentanedioic acid
Formula	C₆ H₁₁ N O₄
Molecular Weight	161.156
Type	L-PEPTIDE LINKING

Chemical Descriptors
Type	Program	Version	Descriptor
SMILES	ACDLabs	10.04	O=C(O)CCC(N)(C(=O)O)C
SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	C[C](N)(CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	CC(CCC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)N
Canonical SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	C[C@](N)(CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
Canonical SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	C[C@](CCC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)N
InChI	InChI	1.03	InChI=1S/C6H11NO4/c1-6(7,5(10)11)3-2-4(8)9/h2-3,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t6-/m0/s1
InChIKey	InChI	1.03	QHSCIWIRXWFIGH-LURJTMIESA-N

Related Resource References

Resource Name	Reference
PubChem	444578
ChEMBL	CHEMBL38353

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