CHEBI:2596 - alliin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:2596
ChEBI Namealliin
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DefinitionAn L-alanine derivative in which one of the methyl hydrogens of L-alanine has been replaced by an (S)-allylsulfinyl group.
Last Modified27 September 2016
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FormulaC6H11NO3S
Net Charge0
Average Mass177.225
Monoisotopic Mass177.04596
SMILESC=CC[S@](=O)C[C@H](N)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H11NO3S/c1-2-3-11(10)4-5(7)6(8)9/h2,5H,1,3-4,7H2,(H,8,9)/t5-,11-/m0/s1
InChIKeyXUHLIQGRKRUKPH-DYEAUMGKSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Allium sativum (ncbitaxon:4682) leaf (BTO:0000713) PubMed (17262437)
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
antimicrobial agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
cardioprotective agent  Any protective agent that is able to prevent damage to the heart.
neuroprotective agent  Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) has role antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) has role cardioprotective agent (CHEBI:77307)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is a L-alanine derivative (CHEBI:83943)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is a L-cysteine derivative (CHEBI:83824)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is a olefinic compound (CHEBI:78840)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is a sulfoxide (CHEBI:22063)
alliin (CHEBI:2596) is tautomer of alliin zwitterion (CHEBI:132987)
Incoming Relation(s)
N-acetylalliin (CHEBI:133430) has functional parent alliin (CHEBI:2596)
alliin zwitterion (CHEBI:132987) is tautomer of alliin (CHEBI:2596)
IUPAC Name 
3-[(S)-prop-2-ene-1-sulfinyl]-L-alanine
Synonyms  Source
AlliinKEGG COMPOUND
(S)-S-Allyl-L-cysteine sulfoxideMetaCyc
S-allyl-L-cysteine sulfoxideChEBI
(+)-L-AlliinMetaCyc
3-(Allylsulfinyl)alanineMetaCyc
S-Allyl-L-cystein-S-oxideMetaCyc
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08265KEGG COMPOUND
C00001336KNApSAcK
HMDB0033592HMDB
CPD-9269MetaCyc
AlliinWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:6767615Reaxys
CAS:556-27-4KEGG COMPOUND
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