3-(4-吡啶基)-D-丙氨酸

3-(4-Pyridyl)-D-alanine is a derivative of alanine which is an amino acid that is commonly found in bacteria, such as Streptococcus faecalis. Alanine is essential for the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan crosslinking sub-units that are used for bacterial cell walls. D-Alanine is also known to cause cytotoxic oxidative stress in brain tumour cells.