CHEBI:39390 - felinine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:39390
ChEBI Namefelinine
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DefinitionA cysteine thioether that is the S-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-yl) derivative of L-cysteine. It is a major component of the urine of the domestic cat.
Last Modified15 July 2020
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC8H17NO3S
Net Charge0
Average Mass207.295
Monoisotopic Mass207.09291
SMILESCC(C)(CCO)SC[C@H](N)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H17NO3S/c1-8(2,3-4-10)13-5-6(9)7(11)12/h6,10H,3-5,9H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)/t6-/m0/s1
InChIKeyIFERABFGYYJODC-LURJTMIESA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Felis catus (ncbitaxon:9685) urine (BTO:0001419) PubMed (8587953)
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
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:
pheromone  A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour.
mammalian metabolite  Any animal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in mammals.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
felinine (CHEBI:39390) has role mammalian metabolite (CHEBI:75768)
felinine (CHEBI:39390) has role pheromone (CHEBI:26013)
felinine (CHEBI:39390) is a L-cysteine thioether (CHEBI:27532)
felinine (CHEBI:39390) is a non-proteinogenic L-α-amino acid (CHEBI:83822)
felinine (CHEBI:39390) is tautomer of felinine zwitterion (CHEBI:156141)
Incoming Relation(s)
felinine zwitterion (CHEBI:156141) is tautomer of felinine (CHEBI:39390)
IUPAC Name 
S-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-yl)-L-cysteine
Synonyms  Source
S-(3-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylpropyl)-L-cysteineChemIDplus
(2R)-2-amino-3-[(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-yl)sulfanyl]propanoic acidIUPAC
(−)-felinineChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
FelinineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2250979Reaxys
CAS:471-09-0ChemIDplus
Citations