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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/S-adenosyl-L-methionine
C15H23N6O5S
399.4 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

S-adenosyl-L-methionine

CAS485-80-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

S-adenosyl-L-methionine is a sulfonium compound that serves as a key intermediate in the metabolic pathway of L-methionine. It functions as a coenzyme, cofactor, and micronutrient, and is recognized as a human metabolite.

biochemical intermediatedietary supplementresearch reagent for metabolic studies

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

[(3S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl]-[[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl]-methylsulfanium

InChIKey

MEFKEPWMEQBLKI-AIRLBKTGSA-O

SMILES

C[S+](CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)C[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)N2C=NC3=C(N=CN=C32)N)O)O

Synonyms (31)
  • SAM
  • (R)-S-adenosyl-L-methionine
  • (R,S)-AdoMet
  • (S)-S-adenosyl-L-methionine
  • (S,S)-AdoMet
  • 2-S-adenosyl-L-methionine
  • Ademetionine
  • AdoMe
  • Methionine, S-adenosyl-
  • S-(5'-Adenosyl)-L-methionine
  • S-adenosyl-L-methionine
  • SAMe
  • ademethionine
  • adenosylmethionine