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Acetyllysine
Skeletal formula of acetyllysine (S)
Names
Other names
  • 6-Acetamido-2-aminohexanoic acid
  • 2-Azaniumyl-6-acetamidohexanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference 1725438 S
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.661 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-725-9
Gmelin Reference 747339 S
KEGG
MeSH N-epsilon-acetyllysine
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C8H16N2O3/c1-6(11)10-5-3-2-4-7(9)8(12)13/h7H,2-5,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)Key: DTERQYGMUDWYAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CC(=O)NCCCC(N)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula C8H16N2O3
Molar mass 188.227 g·mol
Appearance White crystals
Odor Odourless
Density 1.139 g/mL
Melting point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
Boiling point 442 °C (828 °F; 715 K)
log P −0.961
Acidity (pKa) 2.529
Basicity (pKb) 11.468
Related compounds
Related alkanoic acids Pivagabine
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Chemical compound

Acetyllysine (or acetylated lysine) is an acetyl-derivative of the amino acid lysine. There are multiple forms of acetyllysine: this article is about N-ε-acetyl-L-lysine; another form is N-α-acetyl-L-lysine.

In proteins, the acetylation of lysine residues is an important mechanism of epigenetics. It functions by regulating the binding of histones to DNA in nucleosomes and thereby controlling the expression of genes on that DNA. Non-histone proteins are acetylated as well. Unlike the functionally similar methyllysine, acetyllysine does not carry a positive charge on its side chain.

Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) catalyze the addition of acetyl groups from acetyl-CoA onto certain lysine residues of histones and non-histone proteins. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) catalyze the removal of acetyl groups from acetylated lysines.

Acetyllysine can be synthesized from lysine by the selective acetylation of the terminal amine group.

References

  1. For example: Kikugawa, Mitsui, Sakamoto (1990). "N-methoxydiacetamide: A new selective acetylating agent". Journal Tetrahedron Letters. 31 (2): 243–246. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94382-X.
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