Methionine sulfoximine

l-Methionine sulfoximine
Names
	IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-4-(S-methylsulfonimidoyl)butanoic acid
	Other names l-Methionine sulfoximine; MSO
Identifiers
CAS Number	15985-39-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1725509
ChEBI	CHEBI:28490;
ChemSpider	80339;
ECHA InfoCard	100.016.224
EC Number	217-845-8;
PubChem CID	89034;
UNII	M9P6YZ6JX9 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201031266 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12N2O3S/c1-11(7,10)3-2-4(6)5(8)9/h4,7H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t4-,11?/m0/s1 Key: SXTAYKAGBXMACB-DPVSGNNYSA-N;
	SMILES CS(=N)(=O)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12N2O3S
Molar mass	180.22 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Buthionine sulfoximine; Glufosinate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Methionine sulfoximine (MSO, also known as MetSox^[1]) is an irreversible glutamine synthetase inhibitor. It is the sulfoximine derivative of methionine with convulsant effects.^[2]

Methionine sulfoximine is composed of two different diastereomers, which are L-S-Methionine sulfoximine and L-R-Methionine sulfoximine. These affect the longevity of the model mouse for Lou Gehrig's disease.^[3] Overproduction of glutamate results to excitotoxicity, which kills the cell. Since methionine sulfoximine inhibits glutamate production in the brain, it prevents excitotoxicity. Thus, increasing the longevity of the mice.^[4]

^ Carroll, P.; Waddell, S. J.; Butcher, P. D.; Parish, T. (2011). "Methionine sulfoximine resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is due to a single nucleotide deletion resulting in increased expression of the major glutamine synthetase, GlnA1". Microbial Drug Resistance. 17 (3): 351–355. doi:10.1089/mdr.2010.0125. PMC 3161625. PMID 21875360.
^ Rowe, WB; Meister, A (June 1970). "Identification of L-methionine-S-sulfoximine as the convulsant isomer of methionine sulfoximine". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 66 (2): 500–6. Bibcode:1970PNAS...66..500R. doi:10.1073/pnas.66.2.500. PMC 283073. PMID 4393740.
^ Brusilow, William S. A. (2017-04-24). "Identification of the isomer of methionine sulfoximine that extends the lifespan of the SOD1 G93A mouse". Neuroscience Letters. 647: 165–167. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2017.03.029. ISSN 0304-3940. PMID 28323087. S2CID 45664203.
^ Bame, Monica; Pentiak, Patricia A.; Needleman, Richard; Brusilow, William S. A. (2012-12-01). "Effect of Sex on Lifespan, Disease Progression, and the Response to Methionine Sulfoximine in the SOD1 G93A Mouse Model for ALS". Gender Medicine. 9 (6): 524–535. doi:10.1016/j.genm.2012.10.014. ISSN 1550-8579. PMID 23217569.

[1] Carroll, P.; Waddell, S. J.; Butcher, P. D.; Parish, T. (2011). "Methionine sulfoximine resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is due to a single nucleotide deletion resulting in increased expression of the major glutamine synthetase, GlnA1". Microbial Drug Resistance. 17 (3): 351–355. doi:10.1089/mdr.2010.0125. PMC 3161625. PMID 21875360.

[2] Rowe, WB; Meister, A (June 1970). "Identification of L-methionine-S-sulfoximine as the convulsant isomer of methionine sulfoximine". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 66 (2): 500–6. Bibcode:1970PNAS...66..500R. doi:10.1073/pnas.66.2.500. PMC 283073. PMID 4393740.

[3] Brusilow, William S. A. (2017-04-24). "Identification of the isomer of methionine sulfoximine that extends the lifespan of the SOD1 G93A mouse". Neuroscience Letters. 647: 165–167. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2017.03.029. ISSN 0304-3940. PMID 28323087. S2CID 45664203.

[4] Bame, Monica; Pentiak, Patricia A.; Needleman, Richard; Brusilow, William S. A. (2012-12-01). "Effect of Sex on Lifespan, Disease Progression, and the Response to Methionine Sulfoximine in the SOD1 G93A Mouse Model for ALS". Gender Medicine. 9 (6): 524–535. doi:10.1016/j.genm.2012.10.014. ISSN 1550-8579. PMID 23217569.

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