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CHEBI:89634 - Melanin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:89634
ChEBI NameMelanin
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Last Modified10 February 2016
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FormulaC18H10N2O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass318.288
Monoisotopic Mass318.06406
SMILESCc1c(=O)c(=O)c2c3cnc4c(C)c(=O)c(=O)c(c5cnc1c52)c43
InChIInChI=1S/C18H10N2O4/c1-5-13-9-7(3-19-13)12-10-8(11(9)17(23)15(5)21)4-20-14(10)6(2)16(22)18(12)24/h3-4,19-20H,1-2H3
InChIKeyXUMBMVFBXHLACL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
biological pigment  An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
Melanin (CHEBI:89634) is a melanins (CHEBI:25179)
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0004068HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:8049-97-6KEGG COMPOUND