L-Aspartic-4-semialdehyde

L-Aspartic-4-semialdehyde
Names
	IUPAC name L-Aspart-4-al
	Systematic IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-4-oxobutanoic acid
	Other names L-Aspartic-β-semialdehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	2338-03-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:18051;
ChemSpider	388372;
KEGG	C00441;
PubChem CID	439235;
UNII	NM79MG686B ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201336656 DTXSID10934160, DTXSID201336656 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H7NO3/c5-3(1-2-6)4(7)8/h2-3H,1,5H2,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1 Key: HOSWPDPVFBCLSY-VKHMYHEASA-N;
	SMILES C(C=O)C(C(=O)O)N; C(C=O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H7NO3
Molar mass	117.104 g·mol−1
Appearance	Solid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

L-Aspartic-4-semialdehyde is an α-amino acid derivative of aspartate. It is an important intermediate in the aspartate pathway, which is a metabolic pathway present in bacteria and plants. The aspartate pathway leads to the biosynthesis of a variety of amino acids from aspartate, including lysine, methionine, and threonine.^[1]

^ Viola, Ronald E. (2001). "The Central Enzymes of the Aspartate Family of Amino Acid Biosynthesis". Accounts of Chemical Research. 34 (5): 339–349. doi:10.1021/ar000057q. PMID 11352712.