| Term Name: | L-mimosine |
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| Synonyms: | (2S)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-4-oxopyridin-1(4H)-yl)propanoic acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-(3-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyridin-1-yl)propanoate, L-Mimosine |
| Definition: | An L-alpha-amino acid that is propionic acid substituted by an amino group at position 2 and a 3-hydroxy-4-oxopyridin-1(4H)-yl group at position 3 (the 2S-stereoisomer). It a non-protein plant amino acid isolated from Mimosa pudica. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:29063] ( EBI ) |