CHEBI:28938 - ammonium

ChEBI IDCHEBI:28938
ChEBI Nameammonium
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DefinitionAn onium cation obtained by protonation of ammonia.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:7435, CHEBI:22534, CHEBI:49783
Last Modified27 April 2020
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FormulaH4N
Net Charge+1
Average Mass18.039
Monoisotopic Mass18.03383
SMILES[H][N+]([H])([H])[H]
InChIInChI=1S/H3N/h1H3/p+1
InChIKeyQGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Escherichia coli (ncbitaxon:562) - PubMed (21988831)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
cofactor  An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) has role cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) is a monovalent inorganic cation (CHEBI:60242)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) is a nitrogen hydride (CHEBI:35106)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) is a onium cation (CHEBI:50313)
ammonium (CHEBI:28938) is conjugate acid of ammonia (CHEBI:16134)
Incoming Relation(s)
ammonium ion derivative (CHEBI:35274) has parent hydride ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
quaternary ammonium ion (CHEBI:35267) has parent hydride ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
ammonium salt (CHEBI:47704) has part ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
amobam (CHEBI:81754) has part ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has part ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
ammonia (CHEBI:16134) is conjugate base of ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
azaniumyl group (CHEBI:48284) is substituent group from ammonium (CHEBI:28938)
IUPAC Names 
ammonium
azanium
Synonyms  Source
NH4+KEGG COMPOUND
ammoniumChEBI
NH4+IUPAC
ammonium ionPDBeChem
[NH4]+MolBase
Ammonium(1+)ChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
NH4+UniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01342KEGG COMPOUND
C01342KEGG COMPOUND
NH4PDBeChem
929MolBase
AMMONIUMMetaCyc
AmmoniumWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:84Gmelin
Reaxys:16093784Reaxys
CAS:14798-03-9ChemIDplus
CAS:14798-03-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
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