Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
L-Canaline (IUPAC name 2-amino-4-(aminooxy)butyric acid)) is a non-proteinogenic amino acid. The compound is found in legumes that contain canavanine from which it is produced by the action of arginase. The most common-used source for this amino acid is the jack bean Canavalia ensiformis. It is grown commercially as a source of the enzyme urease.L-Canaline is the only naturally occurring amino acid known that has an O-alkyl hydroxylamine functionality in the side chain.
