CHEBI:76794 - 5-formylcytosine

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ChEBI Name 5-formylcytosine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:76794
Definition A nucleobase analogue that is cytosine in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a formyl group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Submitter Bruce May
Supplier Information No supplier information found for this compound.
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Formula C5H5N3O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 139.11210
Monoisotopic Mass 139.03818
InChI InChI=1S/C5H5N3O2/c6-4-3(2-9)1-7-5(10)8-4/h1-2H,(H3,6,7,8,10)
InChIKey FHSISDGOVSHJRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Nc1nc(=O)[nH]cc1C=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 )
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) has functional parent cytosine (CHEBI:16040)
5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) is a aminopyrimidine (CHEBI:38338)
5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) is a heteroarenecarbaldehyde (CHEBI:49104)
5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) is a nucleobase analogue (CHEBI:67142)
5-formylcytosine (CHEBI:76794) is a pyrimidone (CHEBI:38337)
IUPAC Name
4-amino-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde
Synonyms Sources
4-amino-2-oxopyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde ChEBI
cytosine-5-carbaldehyde ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
7019680 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
16 January 2014