Statine

This article is about the amino acid. For the group of cholesterol lowering drugs, see Statin.

Statine

Names
IUPAC name (3S,4S)-4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	49642-07-1
Abbreviations	AHMHA, Sta
ChEBI	CHEBI:45769
ChemSpider	110446
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	123915
InChI InChI=1S/C8H17NO3/c1-5(2)3-6(9)7(10)4-8(11)12/h5-7,10H,3-4,9H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)/t6-,7-/m0/s1 Key: DFVFTMTWCUHJBL-BQBZGAKWSA-N
SMILES N[C@@H](CC(C)C)[C@@H](O)CC(O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H17NO3
Molar mass	175.23 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Statine is a gamma amino acid that occurs twice in the sequence of pepstatin, a protease inhibitor that is active against pepsin and other acid proteases. It is thought to be responsible for the inhibitory activity of pepstatin because it mimics the tetrahedral transition state of peptide catalysis.