Beta alanin

Product name:beta alanin

CAS:107-95-9

Molecular formula:C3H7NO2

Product description:β-Alanine (or beta-alanine) is a naturally occurring beta amino acid, which are amino acids in which the amino group is at the β-position from the carboxylate group (i.e., two atoms away, see Figure 1). The IUPAC name for β-alanine would be 3-aminopropanoic acid. Unlike its normal counterpart, α-alanine, β-alanine has no chiral center.

β-Alanine is not used in the biosynthesis of any major proteins or enzymes. It is formed in vivo by the degradation of dihydrouracil and carnosine. It is a component of the naturally occurring peptides carnosine and anserine and also of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) which itself is a component of coenzyme A. Under normal conditions, β-alanine is metabolized into acetic acid.