RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135903
RefMet nameLysine
Systematic name(2S)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass146.105528 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H14N2O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37121 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C6H14N2O2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10)/t5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyKDXKERNSBIXSRK-YFKPBYRVSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CCN)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic acids
Main ClassAmino acids and peptides
Sub ClassAmino acids
Distribution of Lysine in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Lysine
External Links
Pubchem CID5962
ChEBI ID18019
KEGG IDC00047
HMDB IDHMDB0000182
Chemspider ID5747
MetaCyc IDLYS
PhytoHub DBPHUB002354
Spectral data for Lysine standards
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NP-MRD ID(NMR)View NMR spectra
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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 Lysine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R00715 N6-(L-1,3-Dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NAD+ + H2O <=> L-Lysine + 2-Oxoglutarate + NADH + H+N6-(L-1,3-Dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (L-lysine-forming)
R00716 N6-(L-1,3-Dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NADP+ + H2O <=> L-Lysine + 2-Oxoglutarate + NADPH + H+N6-(L-1,3-Dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-lysine-forming)
R03658 ATP + L-Lysine + tRNA(Lys) <=> AMP + Diphosphate + L-Lysyl-tRNAL-lysine:tRNALys ligase (AMP-forming)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Lysine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00310 Lysine degradation 1
hsa00780 Biotin metabolism 1
hsa00970 Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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