Raman spectra of an L-methionine (C 5 H 11 NO 2 S) crystal were obtained in the spectral region between 50 and 3200 cm −1 for pressures up to 5 GPa. Pronounced changes of the Raman spectra were observed for bands associated to rocking of CO 2 − ; wagging of CO 2 − ; deformations of CO 2 − , CH 3 , and NH 3 + ; and stretching vibrations of SC, CC, CH, CH 2 , and CH 3 . Upon decompression to ambient pressure the original Raman spectrum prior to compression is recovered. These modifications were associated to a reversible phase transition undergone by the L-methionine crystal at about 2.2 GPa, with a hysteresis of ∼0.8 GPa. Pressure coefficients for most of the internal modes of the crystal are given.