Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:49:21 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:22:56 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0001973
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB01973
Metabolite Identification
Common Name9-Methyluric acid
Description9-Methyluric acid, also known as 9-methylate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety. Based on a literature review a small amount of articles have been published on 9-Methyluric acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
9-MethylateGenerator
9-Methylic acidGenerator
7,9-dihydro-9-Methyl-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trioneHMDB
9-Methyl-2,6,8-trihydroxypurineHMDB
MUAHMDB
9-Methyluric acidMeSH
9-Methyl urateGenerator, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H6N4O3
Average Molecular Weight182.1368
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight182.043990078
IUPAC Name9-methyl-2,3,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1H-purine-2,6,8-trione
Traditional Name9-methyl uric acid
CAS Registry Number55441-71-9
SMILES
CN1C(=O)NC2=C1NC(=O)NC2=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H6N4O3/c1-10-3-2(7-6(10)13)4(11)9-5(12)8-3/h1H3,(H,7,13)(H2,8,9,11,12)
InChI KeyXJEJWDFDVPDMAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassImidazopyrimidines
Sub ClassPurines and purine derivatives
Direct ParentXanthines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Xanthine
  • 6-oxopurine
  • Purinone
  • Alkaloid or derivatives
  • Pyrimidone
  • N-substituted imidazole
  • Pyrimidine
  • Azole
  • Imidazole
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Vinylogous amide
  • Lactam
  • Urea
  • Azacycle
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility0.021 mg/mL at 25 °CNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-1ALOGPS
logP-1.3ChemAxon
logS-1.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)7.25ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area90.54 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity50.53 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability15.67 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings2ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen Locations
  • Kidney
  • Liver
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
KidneyExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
LiverExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0001973
DrugBank IDDB03293
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022772
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID97755
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound108714
PDB IDMUA
ChEBI IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceBiilman, Einar; Bjerrum, Johanne. Methyl- and ethyluric acids. Journal of the Chemical Society, Abstracts (1917), 112(I), 588-9.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available