1.0 2010-04-08 22:07:31 UTC 2025-11-18 23:04:27 UTC FDB007246 Methylglutamic acid Methylglutamic acid, also known as methylglutamate, is a member of the class of compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. Methyl-branched fatty acids are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present. Methylglutamic acid is soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Methylglutamic acid can be found in tamarind, which makes methylglutamic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product. N-Methyl-L-glutamic acid (methylglutamate) is a chemical derivative of glutamic acid in which a methyl group has been added to the amino group. It is an intermediate in methane metabolism. Biosynthetically, it is produced from methylamine and glutamic acid by the enzyme methylamine—glutamate N-methyltransferase. It can also be demethylated by methylglutamate dehydrogenase to regenerate glutamic acid . C6H8O4 144.127 144.043355897 2-methylpentanedioate α-methylglutarate CC(CCC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-4(6(9)10)2-3-5(7)8/h4H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/p-2 AQYCMVICBNBXNA-UHFFFAOYSA-L belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present. Methyl-branched fatty acids Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Fatty Acyls Fatty acids and conjugates Aliphatic acyclic compounds Carbonyl compounds Carboxylic acids Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic anions Organic oxides Aliphatic acyclic compound Carbonyl group Carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid derivative Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives Hydrocarbon derivative Methyl-branched fatty acid Organic anion Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound dicarboxylic acid dianion logp 0.46 ALOGPS logs -0.55 ALOGPS solubility 5.11e+01 g/l ALOGPS logp 0.59 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 3.89 ChemAxon iupac 2-methylpentanedioate ChemAxon average_mass 144.127 ChemAxon mono_mass 144.043355897 ChemAxon smiles CC(CCC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O ChemAxon formula C6H8O4 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-4(6(9)10)2-3-5(7)8/h4H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/p-2 ChemAxon inchikey AQYCMVICBNBXNA-UHFFFAOYSA-L ChemAxon polar_surface_area 80.26 ChemAxon refractivity 54.39 ChemAxon polarizability 13.13 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 4 ChemAxon acceptor_count 4 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge -2 ChemAxon formal_charge -2 ChemAxon Specdb::MsMs 82419 Specdb::MsMs 82420 Specdb::MsMs 82421 Specdb::MsMs 143775 Specdb::MsMs 143776 Specdb::MsMs 143777 Milk (Cow) Type 2 specific Tamarind Type 1 specific Tamarindus indica 58860