2596-04-5

Basic information

• Product Name: γ-Methyl-L-glutamic acid
• Synonyms: 4-Methyl-L-glutamic acid;γ-Methyl-L-glutamic acid;(2S)-2-Amino-2-methylglutaric acid;(S)-2-Amino-2-methylglutaric acid
• CAS NO: 2596-04-5
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Mol File: 2596-04-5.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: γ-Methyl-L-glutamic acid(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: γ-Methyl-L-glutamic acid(2596-04-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: γ-Methyl-L-glutamic acid(2596-04-5)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 2596-04-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 854885-75-9 optically inactive 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-methyl-glutaric acid diamide 
• 55601-64-4 4-methyl-2-ketoglutaric acid 
• 38520-42-2 (2S,4Ξ)-2-amino-4-methyl-glutaramic acid 

Downstream Products

• 31137-74-3 (2S,4R)-4-methylglutamic acid 

Relevant articles and documents

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of glutamic acid analogues: Substrate specificity and synthetic applications of branched chain aminotransferase from Escherichia coli

(Chemical Equation Presented) A new route to α-keto acids is described, based on the ozonolysis of enol acetates obtained from α-substituted β-keto esters. Escherichia coli branched chain aminotransferase (BCAT) activity toward a variety of substituted 2-oxoglutaric acids was demonstrated analytically. BCAT was shown to have a broad substrate spectrum, complementary to that of aspartate aminotransferase, and to offer access to a variety of glutamic acid analogues. The usefulness of BCAT was demonstrated through the synthesis of several 3- and 4-substituted derivatives.