Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid

Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid

Names
Systematic IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-3-(oxaloamino)propanoic acid
Other names Dencichin β-Oxalylaminoalanine β-N-Oxalyl-α,β-diaminopropionic acid β-N-oxalylamino-L-alanine (L-BOAA)[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number	7554-90-7 Y 5302-45-4 (S) Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
3DMet	B00693
Abbreviations	BOAA ODAP β-ODAP
ChEBI	CHEBI:16399 N
ChemSpider	389238 (S) N 2270 (rac) N
KEGG	C04209 N
MeSH	oxalyldiaminopropionic+acid
PubChem CID	2360 440259 (S)
UNII	1TG777QI25 Y O8VT5BZ48B (S) Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90967517
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8N2O5/c6-2(4(9)10)1-7-3(8)5(11)12/h2H,1,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t2-/m0/s1 N Key: NEEQFPMRODQIKX-REOHCLBHSA-N N
SMILES C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)NC(=O)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H8N2O5
Molar mass	176.128 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) is a structural analogue of the neurotransmitter glutamate found in the grass pea Lathyrus sativus. It is the neurotoxin responsible for the motor neuron degeneration syndrome lathyrism.^[1]