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CHEBI:64305 - 2-aminopimelic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:64305
ChEBI Name2-aminopimelic acid
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DefinitionAn amino dicarboxylic acid that is heptanedioic acid in which a hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by an amino group. It is a component of the cell wall peptidoglycan of bacteria.
Last Modified26 March 2015
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC7H13NO4
Net Charge0
Average Mass175.184
Monoisotopic Mass175.08446
SMILESNC(CCCCC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H13NO4/c8-5(7(11)12)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h5H,1-4,8H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChIKeyJUQLUIFNNFIIKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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:
bacterial metabolite  Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) is a amino dicarboxylic acid (CHEBI:36164)
2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
Incoming Relation(s)
L-2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:44387) is a 2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305)
IUPAC Name 
2-aminoheptanedioic acid
Synonyms  Source
ApmChEBI
α-aminopimelic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0034252HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1724722Reaxys
CAS:3721-85-5ChemIDplus
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