RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0136031
RefMet nameN-Formylmethionine
Systematic name(2R)-2-formamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass177.045966 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H11NO3SView other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37551 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C6H11NO3S/c1-11-3-2-5(6(9)10)7-4-8/h4-5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t5-/m1/s1
InChIKeyPYUSHNKNPOHWEZ-RXMQYKEDSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCSCC[C@H](C(=O)O)NC=O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic acids
Main ClassAmino acids and peptides
Sub ClassAmino acids
Distribution of N-Formylmethionine in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting N-Formylmethionine
External Links
Pubchem CID6995182
ChEBI ID16552
KEGG IDC03145
HMDB IDHMDB0001015
Chemspider ID5363142
Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)
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