CHEBI:41948 - eflornithine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:41948
ChEBI Nameeflornithine
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DefinitionA fluoroamino acid that is ornithine substituted by a difluoromethyl group at position 2.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:4761, CHEBI:41946
Last Modified25 May 2018
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FormulaC6H12F2N2O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass182.170
Monoisotopic Mass182.08668
SMILESNCCCC(N)(C(=O)O)C(F)F
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12F2N2O2/c7-4(8)6(10,5(11)12)2-1-3-9/h4H,1-3,9-10H2,(H,11,12)
InChIKeyVLCYCQAOQCDTCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
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 Role:
trypanocidal drug  A drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder Trypanosomatida.
Application:
trypanocidal drug  A drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder Trypanosomatida.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has functional parent ornithine (CHEBI:18257)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has role trypanocidal drug (CHEBI:36335)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) is a fluoroamino acid (CHEBI:24068)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) is a α-amino acid (CHEBI:33704)
Incoming Relation(s)
eflornithine hydrochloride monohydrate (CHEBI:4762) has part eflornithine (CHEBI:41948)
IUPAC Names 
2,5-diamino-2-(difluoromethyl)pentanoic acid
2-(difluoromethyl)ornithine
Synonyms  Source
EflornithineKEGG COMPOUND
DL-Ornithine, 2-(difluoromethyl)-KEGG COMPOUND
α-difluoromethylornithineChemIDplus
DFMOChemIDplus
ALPHA-DIFLUOROMETHYLORNITHINEPDBeChem
alpha-(Difluoromethyl)-DL-ornithineDrugCentral
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07997KEGG COMPOUND
DMOPDBeChem
EflornithineWikipedia
DB03856DrugBank
D07883KEGG DRUG
990DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:2250529Beilstein
Reaxys:2250529Reaxys
CAS:67037-37-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:67037-37-0ChemIDplus
CAS:70052-12-9ChemIDplus
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