CHEBI:83318 - ovothiol A

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ChEBI Name ovothiol A
ChEBI ID CHEBI:83318
Definition A L-histidine derivative that is L-histidine substituted at positions N3 and C5 on the imidazole ring by methyl and mercapto groups respectively.
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Formula C7H11N3O2S
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 201.24600
Monoisotopic Mass 201.05720
InChI InChI=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
InChIKey XWKKYVJREGXHFO-BYPYZUCNSA-N
SMILES Cn1cnc(S)c1C[C@H](N)C(O)=O
Metabolite of Species Details
Crithidia fasciculata (NCBI:txid5656) See: PubMed
Leishmania (NCBI:txid5658) See: PubMed
Trypanosoma brucei (NCBI:txid5691) See: PubMed
Trypanosoma cruzi (NCBI:txid5693) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): 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 (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): marine metabolite
Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 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 ovothiol A zwitterion (CHEBI:82723) is tautomer of ovothiol A (CHEBI:83318)
IUPAC Name
3-methyl-5-sulfanyl-L-histidine
Synonyms Sources
1-N-Methyl-4-mercaptohistidine ChemIDplus
5-mercapto-3-methyl-L-histidine ChEBI
5-mercapto-3-methylhistidine ChEBI
L-Ovothiol A KNApSAcK
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00028779 KNApSAcK
Ovothiol_A Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
108418-13-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
4684953 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
07 January 2015