CHEBI:27248 - urocanic acid

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ChEBI Name urocanic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:27248
Definition An α,β-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid that is prop-2-enoic acid substituted by a 1H-imidazol-4-yl group at position 3. It is a metabolite of hidtidine.
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Formula C6H6N2O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 138.12412
Monoisotopic Mass 138.04293
InChI InChI=1S/C6H6N2O2/c9-6(10)2-1-5-3-7-4-8-5/h1-4H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChIKey LOIYMIARKYCTBW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [H]C(=C([H])c1c[nH]cn1)C(O)=O
Metabolite of Species Details
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): chromophore
The part (atom or group of atoms) of a molecular entity in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is approximately localized.
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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Outgoing urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248) has role chromophore (CHEBI:23240)
urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248) is a α,β-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:79020)
urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248) is a imidazoles (CHEBI:24780)
urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248) is conjugate acid of urocanate (CHEBI:27247)
Incoming cis-urocanic acid (CHEBI:30818) is a urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248)
trans-urocanic acid (CHEBI:30817) is a urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248)
urocanate (CHEBI:27247) is conjugate base of urocanic acid (CHEBI:27248)
IUPAC Name
3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)prop-2-enoic acid
Synonyms Sources
3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-propenoic acid ChemIDplus
3-imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
ECMDB21396 ECMDB
HMDB0000301 HMDB
URO PDBeChem
UROCANATE MetaCyc
Urocanic_acid Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
104-98-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
8128219 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
8128219 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
11669511 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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18 April 2024