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CHEBI:76326 - N-nitrosomorpholine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:76326
ChEBI NameN-nitrosomorpholine
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ASCII NameN-nitrosomorpholine
DefinitionA nitrosamine that is morpholine in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a nitroso group. A carcinogen and mutagen, it is found in snuff tobacco.
Last Modified28 July 2014
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC4H8N2O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass116.120
Monoisotopic Mass116.05858
SMILESO=NN1CCOCC1
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8N2O2/c7-5-6-1-3-8-4-2-6/h1-4H2
InChIKeyZKXDGKXYMTYWTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
mutagen  An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
N-nitrosomorpholine (CHEBI:76326) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
N-nitrosomorpholine (CHEBI:76326) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
N-nitrosomorpholine (CHEBI:76326) is a nitrosamine (CHEBI:35803)
IUPAC Name 
4-nitrosomorpholine
Synonyms  Source
N-nitrosomorpholinChemIDplus
nitrosomorpholineNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
C19283KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:112139Reaxys
CAS:59-89-2ChemIDplus
CAS:59-89-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:59-89-2KEGG COMPOUND
Citations