Showing metabocard for N-Acetylmethionine sulfoxide (MMDBc0000746)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2020-12-10 18:54:04 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-31 06:11:51 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0000746
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
N-Acetylmethionine sulfoxide
Description
N-Acetylmethionine sulfoxide (CAS: 3054-51-1), also known as N-ACMSO or 2-(acetylamino)-4-(methylsulfinyl)butanoic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as N-acyl-L-alpha-amino acids. These are N-acylated alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom. N-Acetylmethionine sulfoxide has been identified in the human placenta (PMID: 32033212 ).