acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355)

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ChEBI Name	acetylcholine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:15355

Definition	Actylcholine is an ester of acetic acid and choline, which acts as a neurotransmitter.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:40559, CHEBI:2416, CHEBI:12686, CHEBI:13715, CHEBI:22197

Supplier Information	ChemicalBook:CB6705020, eMolecules:518145, eMolecules:883971, ZINC000006661227

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l-DOPA, also known as l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and used medically as levodopa, is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans. Humans, as well as a portion of the other animals that utilize l-DOPA, make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid l-tyrosine. l-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and epinephrine (adrenaline), which are collectively known as catecholamines. Furthermore, l-DOPA itself mediates neurotrophic factor release by the brain and CNS. In some plant families (of the order Caryophyllales), l-DOPA is the central precursor of a biosynthetic pathway that produces a class of pigments called betalains. l-DOPA can be manufactured and in its pure form is sold as a drug with the INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name levodopa. Trade names include Sinemet, Pharmacopa, Atamet, and Stalevo. As a drug, it is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia, as well as restless leg syndrome. l-DOPA has a counterpart with opposite chirality, d-DOPA. As is true for many molecules, the human body produces only one of these isomers (the l-DOPA form). The enantiomeric purity of l-DOPA may be analyzed by determination of the optical rotation or by chiral thin-layer chromatography.
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Formula

C7H16NO2

Net Charge

Average Mass

146.20748

Monoisotopic Mass

146.11756

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H16NO2/c1-7(9)10-6-5-8(2,3)4/h5-6H2,1-4H3/q+1

InChIKey

OIPILFWXSMYKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C

Metabolite of Species	Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090)	Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067 See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	See: DOI

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	human metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens). mouse metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus). muscarinic agonist Any drug that binds to and activates a muscarinic cholinergic receptor. hormone Originally referring to an endogenous compound that is formed in specialized organ or group of cells and carried to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory function, the term is now commonly used to include non-endogenous, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic analogues of such compounds. neurotransmitter An endogenous compound that is used to transmit information across the synapse between a neuron and another cell.

Application(s):	vasodilator agent A drug used to cause dilation of the blood vessels. muscarinic agonist Any drug that binds to and activates a muscarinic cholinergic receptor.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role hormone (CHEBI:24621) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role muscarinic agonist (CHEBI:38325) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role neurotransmitter (CHEBI:25512) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) has role vasodilator agent (CHEBI:35620) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) is a acetate ester (CHEBI:47622) acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) is a acylcholine (CHEBI:35287)

Incoming	acetylcholine bromide (CHEBI:55316) has part acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355) acetylcholine chloride (CHEBI:2417) has part acetylcholine (CHEBI:15355)

IUPAC Name

2-acetyloxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium

Last Modified

22 February 2017