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2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid

PubChem 791
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
cgimene1
Created:
8/25/25
Submitted:
10/7/26
Published:
10/7/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
791-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-022892

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/22892.2

Licensing:

CC-BY
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid is a branched chain amino acid that consists of 3-methylpentanoic acid bearing an amino substituent at position 2. It is a branched-chain amino acid and an alpha-amino acid.
Source Data Details
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imagefly.cgi?cid=791&width=400&height=400