CHEBI:1606 - 1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:1606
ChEBI Name1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid
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DefinitionA monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens has been replaced by a 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl group.
Last Modified8 February 2017
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FormulaC6H8N2O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass140.142
Monoisotopic Mass140.05858
SMILESCn1cnc(CC(=O)O)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C6H8N2O2/c1-8-3-5(7-4-8)2-6(9)10/h3-4H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKeyZHCKPJGJQOPTLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
GABA agonist  A drug that binds to and activates γ-aminobutyric acid receptors.
Application:
GABA agonist  A drug that binds to and activates γ-aminobutyric acid receptors.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) has functional parent acetic acid (CHEBI:15366)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) has role GABA agonist (CHEBI:51373)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) is a imidazoles (CHEBI:24780)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606) is conjugate acid of 1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetate (CHEBI:132918)
Incoming Relation(s)
1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetate (CHEBI:132918) is conjugate base of 1-methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid (CHEBI:1606)
IUPAC Name 
(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)acetic acid
Synonyms  Source
1,4-methyl-imidazoleacetic acidHMDB
1-Methylimidazole-4-acetateKEGG COMPOUND
MethylimidazoleacetateKEGG COMPOUND
Methylimidazoleacetic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Tele-methylimidazoleacetic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C05828KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0002820HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:126895Reaxys
CAS:2625-49-2ChemIDplus
CAS:2625-49-2KEGG COMPOUND
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