| Name: |
L-BMAA |
| Synonyms: |
3-(methylamino)-L-alanine,
beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine,
BMAA,
L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propanoic acid,
L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propionic acid
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| Definition: |
A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alanine in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a methylamino group. A non-proteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria, it is a neurotoxin that has been postulated as a possible cause of neurodegenerative disorders of aging such as Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS-PDC) syndrome of Guam. |
| Ontology: |
ChEBI [CHEBI:73169]
(
EBI
)
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