Alpha-aminoadipate

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Alpha-aminoadipate
IUPAC name	2-aminohexanedioic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	[542-32-5]
PubChem	469
MeSH	2-Aminoadipic+Acid
SMILES	C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CC(=O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H11NO4
Molar mass	161.156 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Alpha-aminoadipate is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and saccharopine.

[edit] See also

• Adipic acid

v • d • e Amino acid metabolism metabolic intermediates K→acetyl-CoA lysine→ Saccharopine - Allysine - Alpha-aminoadipate - Alpha-ketoadipic acid - Glutaryl-CoA - Glutaconyl-CoA - Crotonyl-CoA - Beta-hydroxybutyryl-CoA leucine→ Alpha-ketoisocaproic acid - Isovaleryl-CoA - 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA - 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA - HMG-CoA tryptophan→alanine→ N'-Formylkynurenine - Kynurenine - Anthranilic acid - 3-hydroxykynurenine - 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid - 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde - 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde - 2-Aminomuconic acid - Glutaryl-CoA G→glutamate histidine→ Urocanic acid - Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid - Formiminoglutamic acid - Glutamate-1-semialdehyde proline→ 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid arginine→ Ornithine - Putrescine - Agmatine G→propionyl-CoA methionine→ S-Adenosyl methionine - S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine - Homocysteine - Cystathionine - alpha-Ketobutyric acid isoleucine→ 2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid - 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA - Tiglyl-CoA - 2-methylacetoacetyl-CoA valine→ Alpha-ketoisovalerate - Isobutyryl-CoA - Methacrylyl-CoA - 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA - 3-Hydroxyisobutyrate - 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate threonine→ Alpha-ketobutyric acid propionyl-CoA→ Methylmalonyl-CoA G→fumarate phenylalanine→tyrosine→ 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid - Homogentisic acid - 4-Maleylacetoacetate Other cysteine+glutamate→glutathione gamma-Glutamylcysteine glycine→creatine Glycocyamine - Phosphocreatine - Creatinine Other Glycerate 3-phosphate (serine) - Cysteine sulfinic acid see also enzymes, disorders