N-methyl-L-alpha-amino acid

An non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid in which the amino group bears one or more methyl groups.

ChEBI ID: 21752

Members (3)

Member	Definition	Role
abrine	A N-methyl-L-alpha-amino acid that is the N(alpha)-methyl derivative of L-tryptophan.	N(alpha)-methyl-L-tryptophan zwitterion; N(alpha)-methyl-L-tryptophan
n-methylglutamate	A N-methyl-L-alpha-amino acid with L-glutamic acid as the amino acid component.	N-methyl-L-glutamic acid
stachydrine	An amino acid betaine that is L-proline zwitterion in which both of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen are replaced by methyl groups.	L-proline betaine