CHEBI:64305 - 2-aminopimelic acid

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ChEBI Name 2-aminopimelic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:64305
Definition An amino dicarboxylic acid that is heptanedioic acid in which a hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by an amino group. It is a component of the cell wall peptidoglycan of bacteria.
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Formula C7H13NO4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 175.18240
Monoisotopic Mass 175.08446
InChI InChI=1S/C7H13NO4/c8-5(7(11)12)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h5H,1-4,8H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChIKey JUQLUIFNNFIIKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES NC(CCCCC(O)=O)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 )
Biological Role(s): bacterial metabolite
Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) is a amino dicarboxylic acid (CHEBI:36164)
2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
Incoming L-2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:44387) is a 2-aminopimelic acid (CHEBI:64305)
IUPAC Name
2-aminoheptanedioic acid
Synonyms Sources
α-aminopimelic acid ChemIDplus
Apm ChEBI
Manual Xref Database
HMDB0034252 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1724722 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
3721-85-5 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
2019472 PubMed citation Europe PMC
3079832 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
26 March 2015