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CHEBI:38477 - formamidine

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:38477
ChEBI Nameformamidine
Stars
DefinitionThe smallest member of the class of carboxamidines being formic acid with the O and OH groups from the carboxy function replaced by NH and NH2 groups respectively. The parent of the class of formamidines.
Last Modified11 June 2012
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaCH4N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass44.057
Monoisotopic Mass44.03745
SMILES[H]C(=N)N
InChIInChI=1S/CH4N2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H3,2,3)
InChIKeyPNKUSGQVOMIXLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor  An EC 1.14.13.* (oxidoreductase acting on paired donors, incorporating 1 atom of oxygen, with NADH or NADPH as one donor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of nitric oxide synthase (EC 1.14.13.39).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
formamidine (CHEBI:38477) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751)
formamidine (CHEBI:38477) has role EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor (CHEBI:61908)
formamidine (CHEBI:38477) is a carboxamidine (CHEBI:35359)
formamidine (CHEBI:38477) is a formamidines (CHEBI:51917)
formamidine (CHEBI:38477) is a one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
Incoming Relation(s)
N'-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethylformamidine (CHEBI:38493) has functional parent formamidine (CHEBI:38477)
formamidine pesticide (CHEBI:38490) has functional parent formamidine (CHEBI:38477)
(aminomethylidene)amino group (CHEBI:48243) is substituent group from formamidine (CHEBI:38477)
carbamimidoyl group (CHEBI:48090) is substituent group from formamidine (CHEBI:38477)
methaneimidamido group (CHEBI:48375) is substituent group from formamidine (CHEBI:38477)
IUPAC Name 
methanimidamide
Synonyms  Source
formamidineChemIDplus
formimidamideIUPAC
HC(=NH)‒NH2IUPAC
imidoformamideChEBI
methanoic acid amidineChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:217264Gmelin
Reaxys:878149Reaxys
CAS:463-52-5ChemIDplus
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