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CHEBI:76326 - N-nitrosomorpholine

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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:
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.
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.
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