Gamma-Glutamylmethylamide

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gamma-Glutamylmethylamide


IUPAC name	2-amino-5-(methylamino)-5-oxopentanoic acid
Other names	N-methyl-L-glutamine
Identifiers
CAS number	3081-62-7
SMILES	OC([C@H](CCC(NC)=O)N)=O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₂N₂O₃
Molar mass	160.17 g/mol
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gamma-Glutamylmethylamide, also known as GMA, N-methyl-L-glutamine, and Metheanine, is an amino acid found in green tea,^[1] which is structurally related to L-theanine and L-glutamine.

GMA has been shown to be an effective hypotonic, more so than L-theanine.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Yokogoshi H, Kobayashi M. (1998). "Hypotensive effect of gamma-glutamylmethylamide in spontaneously hypertensive rats.". Life Sci. 62 (12): 1065–8. PMID 9519808.