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ADDA (amino acid)

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Short description: Amino acid in toxins made by cyanobacteria
ADDA
Chemical structure of ADDA
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2S,3S,4E,6E,8S,9S)-3-Amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldeca-4,6-dienoic acid
Other names
(all-S,all-E)-3-Amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldeca-4,6-dienoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C20H29NO3
Molar mass 331.456 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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ADDA ((all-S,all-E)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldeca-4,6-dienoic acid) is a non-proteinogenic amino acid found in toxins made by cyanobacteria. Toxins which include this amino acid include microcystins[1] and nodularins.

Along with leucine and arginine, it is found in microcystin-LR, an extremely toxic compound produced by cyanobacteria. In order to treat a water supply contaminated with microcystin-LR, chlorination can be used to oxidize the double bonds of ADDA in order to initiate the chemical breakdown of this compound.[2]

References

  1. Rudolph-Böhner, Sabine; Mierke, Dale F.; Moroder, Luis (1994). "Molecular structure of the cyanobacterial tumor-promoting microcystins". FEBS Letters 349 (3): 319–323. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(94)00680-6. PMID 8050589. 
  2. "ADDA". https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/a/adda.html. 




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