CHEBI:90346 - DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide

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ChEBI Name DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide
ChEBI ID CHEBI:90346
ChEBI ASCII Name DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide
Definition A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of D- and L-methionine 2-naphthylamide.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Formula C15H18N2OS
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 274.383
Monoisotopic Mass 274.11398
Roles Classification
Application(s): chromogenic compound
Colourless, endogenous or exogenous pigment precursors that may be transformed by biological mechanisms into coloured compounds. They are used in biochemical assays and in diagnosis as indicators, particularly in the form of enzyme substrates.
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Outgoing DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90346) has part D-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90423)
DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90346) has part L-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90422)
DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90346) has role chromogenic compound (CHEBI:75050)
DL-methionine 2-naphthylamide (CHEBI:90346) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name
rac-N-naphthalen-2-ylmethioninamide
Synonyms Sources
(±)-methionine 2-naphthylamide ChEBI
(±)-methionine β-naphthylamide ChEBI
2-Amino-4-(methylthio)-N-2-naphthalenylbutanamide ChemIDplus
DL-methionine β-naphthylamide ChEBI
methionine 2-naphthylamide ChEBI
methionine β-naphthylamide ChEBI
Methionyl-beta-naphthylamide ChemIDplus
racemic methionine 2-naphthylamide ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
14883-82-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
3142015 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Last Modified
18 November 2015
General Comment
2015-11-18 This is the entry for the racemic entity. There are separate entries for the individual enantiomers (D-and L-methionine 2-naphthylamide) and for the entity with unspecified stereochemistry [2-amino-4-(methylsulfanyl)-N-(naphthalen-2-yl)butanamide].