CHEBI:27578 - α-amino-γ-cyanobutanoic acid

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ChEBI Name α-amino-γ-cyanobutanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:27578
ChEBI ASCII Name alpha-amino-gamma-cyanobutanoic acid
Definition An α-amino acid that is 2-aminobutanoic acid substituted at position 4 by a cyano group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:22443, CHEBI:10210
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Formula C5H8N2O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 128.12920
Monoisotopic Mass 128.05858
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8N2O2/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9/h4H,1-2,7H2,(H,8,9)
InChIKey VZSTVUJXUYNIOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES NC(CCC#N)C(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): 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 )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing α-amino-γ-cyanobutanoic acid (CHEBI:27578) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
α-amino-γ-cyanobutanoic acid (CHEBI:27578) is a aliphatic nitrile (CHEBI:80291)
α-amino-γ-cyanobutanoic acid (CHEBI:27578) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
IUPAC Name
5-nitrilonorvaline
Synonyms Sources
2-Amino-4-cyanobutanoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
2-amino-4-cyanobutyric acid ChEBI
α-amino-γ-cyanobutyric acid ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C05717 KEGG COMPOUND
LMFA01100038 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Number Type Source
2351718 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Last Modified
01 May 2015