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CHEBI:16344 - guanidinoacetic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16344
ChEBI Nameguanidinoacetic acid
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DefinitionThe N-amidino derivative of glycine.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5560, CHEBI:14369, CHEBI:24438, CHEBI:24440, CHEBI:44474, CHEBI:86649
Last Modified27 March 2025
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FormulaC3H7N3O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass117.108
Monoisotopic Mass117.05383
SMILESN=C(N)NCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C3H7N3O2/c4-3(5)6-1-2(7)8/h1H2,(H,7,8)(H4,4,5,6)
InChIKeyBPMFZUMJYQTVII-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Rattus norvegicus (ncbitaxon:10116)
- MetaboLights (MTBLS149)
- PubMed (16538977)
Aphanizomenon ovalisporum UAM MAO (ncbitaxon:1096560) - PubMed (25460748) Strain: UAM MAO
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
bacterial metabolite  Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
rat metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in rat (Rattus norvegicus).
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Application:
nutraceutical  A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) has role nutraceutical (CHEBI:50733)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) has role rat metabolite (CHEBI:86264)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) is a guanidinoacetic acids (CHEBI:24439)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) is conjugate acid of guanidinoacetate (CHEBI:131444)
guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344) is tautomer of guanidinoacetic acid zwitterion (CHEBI:57742)
Incoming Relation(s)
guanidinoacetate (CHEBI:131444) is conjugate base of guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344)
guanidinoacetic acid zwitterion (CHEBI:57742) is tautomer of guanidinoacetic acid (CHEBI:16344)
IUPAC Names 
(carbamimidamido)acetic acid
N-carbamimidoylglycine
Synonyms  Source
GuanidinoacetateKEGG COMPOUND
Guanidinoacetic acidKEGG COMPOUND
GlycocyamineKEGG COMPOUND
N-AmidinoglycineKEGG COMPOUND
Guanidoacetic acidKEGG COMPOUND
N-amidinoglycineChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00581KEGG COMPOUND
C00581KEGG COMPOUND
NMGPDBeChem
HMDB0000128HMDB
GUANIDOACETIC_ACIDMetaCyc
GlycocyamineWikipedia
DB02751DrugBank
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1759179Reaxys
CAS:352-97-6KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:352-97-6ChemIDplus
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