FComEx: Guanidoacetic acid (PC000325)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:29:55 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:20 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000325

FoodDB Record

Not Available

Chemical Information

Name

Guanidoacetic acid

Description

Guanidoacetic acid is a metabolite in the Urea cycle and metabolism of amino groups, and in the metabolic pathways of several amino acids. This includes glycine, serine, threonine, arginine and proline metabolism. Guanidinoacetic acid is also a precursor of creatine, an essential substrate for muscle energy metabolism. [HMDB]

CAS Number

352-97-6

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(carboxymethyl)-Guanidine	hmdb
[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-Acetate	hmdb
[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-Acetic acid	hmdb
2-[[Amino(imino)methyl]amino]acetate	hmdb
2-[[Amino(imino)methyl]amino]acetic acid	hmdb
a-Guanidinoacetate	hmdb
a-Guanidinoacetic acid	hmdb
alpha-Guanidinoacetate	hmdb
alpha-Guanidinoacetic acid	hmdb
b-Guanidinoacetate	hmdb
b-Guanidinoacetic acid	hmdb
beta-Guanidinoacetate	hmdb
beta-Guanidinoacetic acid	hmdb
Betacyamine	hmdb
Betasyamine	hmdb
Glycocyamine	hmdb
Guanidineacetate	hmdb
Guanidineacetic acid	hmdb
Guanidinoacetate	hmdb
Guanidinoacetic acid	hmdb
Guanidoacetate	hmdb
Guanidoacetic acid	hmdb
Guanidylacetate	hmdb
Guanidylacetic acid	hmdb
Guanyl glycine	hmdb
N-(Carbamimidoyl)glycine	ChEBI
N-[amino(Imino)methyl]glycine	ChEBI
N-amidino-Glycine	hmdb
N-Amidinoglycine	hmdb

Chemical Formula

Not Available

IUPAC name

Not Available

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C3H7N3O2/c4-3(5)6-1-2(7)8/h1H2,(H,7,8)(H4,4,5,6)

InChI Key

BPMFZUMJYQTVII-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

NC(=N)NCC(O)=O

Average Molecular Weight

117.1066

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

117.053826483

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha amino acids and derivatives. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon), or a derivative thereof.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic acids and derivatives

Class

Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Sub Class

Amino acids, peptides, and analogues

Direct Parent

Alpha amino acids and derivatives

Alternative Parents