2-Aminoisobutyric acid

• 2-amino- 2-methylpropionic acid
• α - methyl alanine
• 2- methyl alanine
• α -aminoisobutyric acid

White powder

Fixed

1.109 g · cm -3

> 300 ° C

Soluble in water

750 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, mouse, ip)

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2-amino- 2-methylpropionic acid is a chemical compound. It belongs to the non-proteinogenic amino acids. The α - carbon atom is also not a stereogenic center; Thus, it is not chiral.

Extraction

On a laboratory scale, 2- amino-2- methylpropionic acid is obtained from acetone and ammonium, with subsequent hydrolysis.