Methionyl-tyrosine is a dipeptide consisting of the amino acids methionine and tyrosine.[1] Methionyl-tyrosine has been detected, but not quantified in, a few different foods, such as birds in the anatidae family, chickens (Gallus gallus), and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domestica). It is expected to form during digestion of protein.[2]

Methionyl-tyrosine
Names
IUPAC name
L-Methionyl-L-tyrosine
Other names
2-[(2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoyl)amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations met-tyr
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • Key: PESQCPHRXOFIPX-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CSCCC(C(=O)NC(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)O)N
Properties
C14H20N2O4S
Molar mass 312.38 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

A crystalline monohydrate is known. In a water solution and solid form, it exists as a zwitterion where one proton is transferred from the -OH group to the -NH2, yielding -O and -NH3+.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "L-Methionyltyrosine". PubChem.
  2. ^ "Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for Methionyl-Tyrosine (HMDB0028985)". hmdb.ca.
  3. ^ Babu, Sainath; Claville, Michelle O.; Fronczek, Frank R.; Uppu, Rao M. (28 June 2023). "L -Methionyl- L -tyrosine monohydrate". IUCrData. 8 (6). doi:10.1107/S2414314623005515.