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CHEBI:83318 - ovothiol A

ChEBI IDCHEBI:83318
ChEBI Nameovothiol A
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DefinitionA L-histidine derivative that is L-histidine substituted at positions N3 and C5 on the imidazole ring by methyl and mercapto groups respectively.
Last Modified7 January 2015
SubmitterSteve
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC7H11N3O2S
Net Charge0
Average Mass201.251
Monoisotopic Mass201.05720
SMILESCn1cnc(S)c1C[C@H](N)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H11N3O2S/c1-10-3-9-6(13)5(10)2-4(8)7(11)12/h3-4,13H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,11,12)/t4-/m0/s1
InChIKeyXWKKYVJREGXHFO-BYPYZUCNSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Leishmania (ncbitaxon:5658) - PubMed (11420105)
Crithidia fasciculata (ncbitaxon:5656) - PubMed (11420105)
Trypanosoma brucei (ncbitaxon:5691) - PubMed (11420105)
Trypanosoma cruzi (ncbitaxon:5693) - PubMed (11420105)
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
radical scavenger  A role played by a substance that can react readily with, and thereby eliminate, radicals.
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:
marine metabolite  Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) has role marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) has role radical scavenger (CHEBI:48578)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) is a L-histidine derivative (CHEBI:84076)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) is a aryl thiol (CHEBI:82711)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) is a non-proteinogenic L-α-amino acid (CHEBI:83822)
ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318) is tautomer of ovothiol A zwitterion (CHEBI:82723)
Incoming Relation(s)
ovothiol A zwitterion (CHEBI:82723) is tautomer of ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318)
IUPAC Name 
3-methyl-5-sulfanyl-L-histidine
Synonyms  Source
L-Ovothiol AKNApSAcK
1-N-Methyl-4-mercaptohistidineChemIDplus
5-mercapto-3-methylhistidineChEBI
5-mercapto-3-methyl-L-histidineChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00028779KNApSAcK
Ovothiol_AWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:4684953Reaxys
CAS:108418-13-9ChemIDplus
Citations