描述
Nicotianamine is a member of the class of compounds known as L-alpha-amino acids. L-alpha-amino acids are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom. Nicotianamine is soluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). Nicotianamine can be found in a number of food items such as common beet, oat, sweet cherry, and italian sweet red pepper, which makes nicotianamine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Nicotianamine is a metal-chelating molecule ubiquitous in higher plants. Biochemically, it is synthesized by the enzyme nicotianamine synthase, which uses three molecules of S-adenosylmethionine .
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C12H21N3O6/c13-7(10(16)17)1-4-14-8(11(18)19)2-5-15-6-3-9(15)12(20)21/h7-9,14H,1-6,13H2,(H,16,17)(H,18,19)(H,20,21)/t7-,8-,9-/m0/s1