Member | Definition | Role |
2-aminoadipic acid | An alpha-amino acid that is adipic acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. An intermediate in the formation of lysine. | 2-aminoadipic acid |
2-s-cysteinyldopa | An L-tyrosine derivative that is L-DOPA in which the hydrogen at position 2 on the phenyl ring is replaced by a cysteinyl group. Found in the urine of patients with melanoma. | 2-S-cysteinyl-DOPA |
3-hydroxyaspartic acid | A hydroxy-amino acid that is aspartic acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens has been replaced by a hydroxy group. | 3-hydroxyaspartic acid |
4-methylglutamic acid | A glutamic acid derivative that is glutamic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 4. | 4-methylglutamic acid |
alanopine | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is 2,2'-iminodiacetic acid substituted by methyl groups at positions 2 and 2'. | 2,2'-iminodipropanoic acid |
alpha-aminopimelic acid | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is heptanedioic acid in which a hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by an amino group. It is a component of the cell wall peptidoglycan of bacteria. | 2-aminopimelic acid |
aminomalonic acid | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is malonic acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens has been replaced by an amino group. | aminomalonic acid |
dysiherbaine | A furopyran that is (3aR,7aR)-hexahydro-2H-furo[3,2-b]pyran substituted by carboxy, (2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl, hydroxy and methylamino groups at positions 2, 2, 6, and 7, respectively (the 2R,3aR,6S,7R,7aR-stereoisomer). A convulsant isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea that has high affinity for kainate ionotropic glutamate receptors. | dysiherbaine |
edda | An ethylenediamine derivative in which two of the four amine protons of ethylenediamine are replaced by carboxymethyl groups. | ethylenediaminediacetic acid |
iminodiacetic acid | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is glycine in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a carboxymethyl group. | iminodiacetic acid |
leukotriene e4 | A leukotriene that is (7E,9E,11Z,14Z)-icosa-7,9,11,14-tetraenoic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 5 (5S) and an L-cystein-S-yl group at position 6 (6R). | leukotriene E4 |
ly 379268 | An organic heterobicyclic compound that is (1R,5S)-2-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carrying amino, carboxy, and carboxy groups at positions 4R, 4R and 6R, respectively. It is a potent agonist of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR2 and mGluR3 (EC50 = 2.69 nM and 4.48 nM, respectively) that exhibits antipsychotic-like action in animal models of schizophrenia. | LY 379268 |
n-methylaspartate | An aspartic acid derivative having an N-methyl substituent and D-configuration. | N-methyl-D-aspartic acid |
neodysiherbaine a | A furopyran that is (3aR,7aR)-hexahydro-2H-furo[3,2-b]pyran substituted by carboxy, (2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl, hydroxy and hydroxy groups at positions 2, 2, 6, and 7, respectively (the 2R,3aR,6R,7R,7aR-stereoisomer). A convulsant isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea. | neodysiherbaine A |
octopine | The (1R)-1-carboxyethyl derivative of L-arginine. It is a metabolite released by plant tumours. | D-octopine dizwitterion; D-octopine |
oxalylglycine | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is iminodiacetic acid with an oxo substituent. It is used as an inhibitor of alpha-ketoglutarate dependent (EC 1.14.11.*) enzymes. | N-oxalylglycine |
succinyladenosine | An aspartic acid derivative that is L-aspartic acid in which one of the amine hydrogens is substituted by a 9-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-9H-purin-6-yl group. | succinyladenosine |