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CHEBI:89015 - methylpyrazine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:89015
ChEBI Namemethylpyrazine
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DefinitionA member of the class of pyrazines that is pyrazine in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a methyl group. It is a flavouring agent found in coffee, peanuts and red peppers.
Last Modified12 May 2022
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FormulaC5H6N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass94.117
Monoisotopic Mass94.05310
SMILESCc1cnccn1
InChIInChI=1S/C5H6N2/c1-5-4-6-2-3-7-5/h2-4H,1H3
InChIKeyCAWHJQAVHZEVTJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (17314143)
Coffea arabica (ncbitaxon:13443) - PubMed (35335365)
Bacillus subtilis (ncbitaxon:1423) - Article (34827734)
Arachis hypogaea (ncbitaxon:3818) - PubMed (34945587)
Capsicum annuum (ncbitaxon:4072) - PubMed (32083310)
Corylus avellana (ncbitaxon:13451) - PubMed (29313080)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Maillard reaction product  Any thermal degradation product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar (Maillard reaction, a non-enzymatic browning procedure that usually imparts flavour to starch-based food products).
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methylpyrazine (CHEBI:89015) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
methylpyrazine (CHEBI:89015) has role Maillard reaction product (CHEBI:77523)
methylpyrazine (CHEBI:89015) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
methylpyrazine (CHEBI:89015) is a pyrazines (CHEBI:38314)
IUPAC Name 
2-methylpyrazine
Synonyms  Source
monomethylpyrazineChEBI
2-methyl-1,4-diazineChemIDplus
FEMA 3309HMDB
2-methyl-pyrazineHMDB
methyl-pyrazineHMDB
3-methylpyrazineChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0033112HMDB
FDB011112FooDB
C00052646KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:105778Reaxys
CAS:109-08-0ChemIDplus
CAS:109-08-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations