3-Hydroxyaspartic acid (three letter abbreviation: Hya) also known as beta-hydroxyaspartic acid is derivative of aspartic acid which has been hydroxylated at position-3. The adjacent image shows L-threo-3-Hydroxyaspartate. The conjugated acid of 3-hydroxyaspartic acid is 3-hydroxyaspartate.
Structure
Similarly to proteinogenic isoleucine and threonine, 3-hydroxyaspartic acid contains two chiral centers. As such, it can exist in 4 stereoisomers, which form two pairs of enantiomers.
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