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 Roles:
trypanocidal drug  A drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder Trypanosomatida.
antileishmanial agent  An antiprotozoal drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania.
Applications:
trypanocidal drug  A drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder Trypanosomatida.
antileishmanial agent  An antiprotozoal drug used to treat or prevent infections caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania.
hypoglycemic agent  A drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
antineoplastic agent  A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has functional parent ornithine (CHEBI:18257)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has role antileishmanial agent (CHEBI:70868)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
eflornithine (CHEBI:41948) has role hypoglycemic agent (CHEBI:35526)
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
INN  Source
eflornitinaWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
alpha-(Difluoromethyl)-DL-ornithineDrugCentral
ALPHA-DIFLUOROMETHYLORNITHINEPDBeChem
DFMOChemIDplus
DL-Ornithine, 2-(difluoromethyl)-KEGG COMPOUND
EflornithineKEGG COMPOUND
α-difluoromethylornithineChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
990DrugCentral
C07997KEGG COMPOUND
D07883KEGG DRUG
DB03856DrugBank
DMOPDBeChem
EflornithineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2250529Reaxys
Beilstein:2250529Beilstein
CAS:67037-37-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:67037-37-0ChemIDplus
CAS:70052-12-9ChemIDplus
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