描述
Aminomalonic acid (Ama) was first detected in alkaline hydrolysates of proteins in 1984. Ama has been isolated from proteins of Escherichia coli and human atherosclerotic plaque. The presence of Ama has important biological implications because the malonic acid moiety potentially imparts calcium binding properties to protein. Ama is not formed from any of the 20 major amino acids during the hydrolysis procedure. Furthermore, the amount of Ama found does not depend on the presence of small amounts of O2 during the hydrolysis. No artifactual formation of ama has been demonstrated and may indeed be a constituent of proteins before the hydrolysis procedure. Possible origins of Ama include errors in protein synthesis and oxidative damage to amino acid residues in proteins. (PMID: 1621954, 6366787) [HMDB]
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C3H5NO4/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7)8/h1H,4H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)