RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0018303
RefMet nameGuanine
Systematic name2-amino-6,7-dihydro-3H-purin-6-one
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass151.049410 (neutral)
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FormulaC5H5N5OView other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37093 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C5H5N5O/c6-5-9-3-2(4(11)10-5)7-1-8-3/h1H,(H4,6,7,8,9,10,11)
InChIKeyUYTPUPDQBNUYGX-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESc1nc2c([nH]1)nc(N)[nH]c2=O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassNucleic acids
Main ClassPurines
Sub ClassHypoxanthines
Distribution of Guanine in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Guanine
External Links
Pubchem CID135398634
ChEBI ID16235
KEGG IDC00242
HMDB IDHMDB0000132
Chemspider ID744
MetaCyc IDGUANINE
EPA CompToxDTXCID6031049
Spectral data for Guanine standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Guanine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01229 GMP + Diphosphate <=> Guanine + 5-Phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphateGMP:diphosphate 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribosyltransferase
R01676 Guanine + H2O <=> Xanthine + AmmoniaGuanine aminohydrolase
R01677 Guanosine + H2O <=> Guanine + D-RiboseGuanosine ribohydrolase
R01969 Deoxyguanosine + Orthophosphate <=> Guanine + 2-Deoxy-D-ribose 1-phosphateDeoxyguanosine:orthophosphate ribosyltransferase
R02147 Guanosine + Orthophosphate <=> Guanine + alpha-D-Ribose 1-phosphateguanosine:phosphate alpha-D-ribosyltransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Guanine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00230 Purine metabolism 4
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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