Term Name:	2-aminoisobutyric acid
Synonyms:	2,2-dimethylglycine, 2-Amino-2-methylpropanoate, 2-amino-2-methylpropanoic acid, 2-amino-2-methylpropionic acid, 2-Aminoisobutyric acid, 2-methylalanine, 2MA, AIB, alpha,alpha-dimethylglycine, alpha-aminoisobutanoic acid, alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, alpha-methylalanine
Definition:	A rare, non-protein amino acid and end-product of pyrimidine metabolism, excreted in urine and found in some antibiotics of fungal origin. With the exception of a few bacteria, it is non-metabolisable, and therefore used in bioassays.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:27971]  ( EBI )