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CHEBI:141542 - 2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:141542
ChEBI Name2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine
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DefinitionA member of the class of pyrazines that is pyrazine with an ethyl group at position 2 and a methyl group at position 5 or vice versa. Found in tea, soybean paste, chocolate and sesame seed oil.
Last Modified5 October 2018
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FormulaC7H10N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass122.171
Monoisotopic Mass122.08440
SMILESCCc1cnc(C)cn1
InChIInChI=1S/C7H10N2/c1-3-7-5-8-6(2)4-9-7/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyOXCKCFJIKRGXMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Maillard reaction product  Any thermal degradation product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar (Maillard reaction, a non-enzymatic browning procedure that usually imparts flavour to starch-based food products).
Biological Role:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine (CHEBI:141542) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine (CHEBI:141542) has role Maillard reaction product (CHEBI:77523)
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine (CHEBI:141542) is a pyrazines (CHEBI:38314)
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine (CHEBI:141542) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine
Synonyms  Source
2-ethyl-5-methyl-pyrazineHMDB
2,5-methylethylpyrazineHMDB
2-methyl-5-ethylpyrazineHMDB
FEMA 3154HMDB
Manual XrefsDatabases
24144ChemSpider
HMDB0041568HMDB
FDB021558FooDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:956719Reaxys
CAS:13360-64-0ChemIDplus
CAS:13360-64-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations