CHEBI:27551 - 5-methylcytosine

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ChEBI Name 5-methylcytosine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:27551
Definition A pyrimidine that is a derivative of cytosine, having a methyl group at the 5-position.
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Submitter Anonymous
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:85013, CHEBI:20608, CHEBI:2094
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Formula C5H7N3O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 125.12860
Monoisotopic Mass 125.05891
InChI InChI=1S/C5H7N3O/c1-3-2-7-5(9)8-4(3)6/h2H,1H3,(H3,6,7,8,9)
InChIKey LRSASMSXMSNRBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Cc1c[nH]c(=O)nc1N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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Outgoing 5-methylcytosine (CHEBI:27551) has functional parent cytosine (CHEBI:16040)
5-methylcytosine (CHEBI:27551) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
5-methylcytosine (CHEBI:27551) is a methylcytosine (CHEBI:134207)
5-methylcytosine (CHEBI:27551) is a pyrimidines (CHEBI:39447)
Incoming 5-methylcytosin-1-yl group (CHEBI:65274) is substituent group from 5-methylcytosine (CHEBI:27551)
IUPAC Name
4-amino-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one
Synonyms Sources
4-amino-5-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone ChemIDplus
4-Amino-5-methyl-2-pyrimidinol NIST Chemistry WebBook
5-Methylcytosine KEGG COMPOUND
5-methylcytosine UniProt
Manual Xrefs Databases
5-Methylcytosine Wikipedia
C02376 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD0-2018 MetaCyc
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
120387 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
508871 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
554-01-8 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
554-01-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
554-01-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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15 June 2017