CHEBI:609827 - L-canavanine

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ChEBI Name L-canavanine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:609827
ChEBI ASCII Name L-canavanine
Definition A non-proteinogenic L-α-amino acid that is L-homoserine substituted at oxygen with a guanidino (carbamimidamido) group. Although structurally related to L-arginine, it is non-proteinogenic.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:3345, CHEBI:42902, CHEBI:616834
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Formula C5H12N4O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 176.17380
Monoisotopic Mass 176.09094
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12N4O3/c6-3(4(10)11)1-2-12-9-5(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,10,11)(H4,7,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKey FSBIGDSBMBYOPN-VKHMYHEASA-N
SMILES N[C@@H](CCONC(N)=N)C(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Application(s): phytogenic insecticide
An insecticide compound naturally occurring in plants.
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Outgoing L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) has functional parent L-homoserine (CHEBI:15699)
L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) has role phytogenic insecticide (CHEBI:22917)
L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) is a non-proteinogenic L-α-amino acid (CHEBI:83822)
L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) is conjugate base of L-canavanine(1+) (CHEBI:78902)
L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827) is tautomer of L-canavanine zwitterion (CHEBI:405237)
Incoming L-canavanine(1+) (CHEBI:78902) is conjugate acid of L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827)
L-canavanine zwitterion (CHEBI:405237) is tautomer of L-canavanine (CHEBI:609827)
IUPAC Name
O-carbamimidamido-L-homoserine
Synonyms Sources
2-Amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butyric acid ChemIDplus
Canavanine KEGG COMPOUND
L-CANAVANINE PDBeChem
L-Canavanine KEGG COMPOUND
O-((Aminoiminomethyl)amino)-L-homoserine ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00001347 KNApSAcK
C00308 KEGG COMPOUND
Canavanine Wikipedia
CANAVANINE MetaCyc
GGB PDBeChem
HMDB0002706 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1726113 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
543-38-4 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
543-38-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
25 February 2020