N-Acetyl-L-methionine

• CAT Number: I016730
• CAS Number: 65-82-7
• Molecular Formula: C7H13NO3S
• Molecular Weight: 191.25
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (2S)-2-acetamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H13NO3S/c1-5(9)8-6(7(10)11)3-4-12-2/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t6-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: XUYPXLNMDZIRQH-LURJTMIESA-N
• SMILES: CC(=O)NC(CCSC)C(=O)O

N-Acetyl-L-methionine, a human metabolite, is nutritionally and metabolically equivalent to L-methionine. L-methionine is an indispensable amino acid required for normal growth and development[1].

Reference

[1]. Ball RO, et al. The in vivo sparing of methionine by cysteine in sulfur amino acid requirements in animal models and adult humans. J Nutr. 2006 Jun;136(6 Suppl):1682S-1693S.
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