Term Name:	L-BMAA
Synonyms:	3-(methylamino)-L-alanine, beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, BMAA, L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propanoic acid, L-alpha-amino-beta-(methylamino)propionic acid
Definition:	A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alanine in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a methylamino group. A non-proteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria, it is a neurotoxin that has been postulated as a possible cause of neurodegenerative disorders of aging such as Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS-PDC) syndrome of Guam.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:73169]  ( EBI )