Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:53:10 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:10:22 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0002249
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB02249
Metabolite Identification
Common Name6-methyltetrahydropterin
Description6-Methyltetrahydropterin belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pterins and derivatives. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consist of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 6-Methyltetrahydropterin.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6-Methyl-4(1H)-pteridinoneHMDB
6-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterinHMDB
6-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridineHMDB
6-MethyltetrahydropteridineHMDB
Tyrosine hydroxylase pteridine cofactorHMDB
2-amino-6-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4(3H)-pteridinoneMeSH, HMDB
6-methyltetrahydro-PterinMeSH, HMDB
6-MethyltetrahydropterinMeSH
Chemical FormulaC7H11N5O
Average Molecular Weight181.1951
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight181.096359999
IUPAC Name2-amino-6-methyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-4-one
Traditional Name2-amino-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pteridin-4-one
CAS Registry Number942-41-6
SMILES
CC1CNC2=C(N1)C(=O)N=C(N)N2
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H11N5O/c1-3-2-9-5-4(10-3)6(13)12-7(8)11-5/h3,10H,2H2,1H3,(H4,8,9,11,12,13)
InChI KeyHWOZEJJVUCALGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pterins and derivatives. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consist of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassPteridines and derivatives
Sub ClassPterins and derivatives
Direct ParentPterins and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Pterin
  • Aminopyrimidine
  • Pyrimidone
  • Secondary aliphatic/aromatic amine
  • Pyrimidine
  • Vinylogous amide
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Secondary amine
  • Azacycle
  • Amine
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Primary amine
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.93ALOGPS
logP-1.4ChemAxon
logS-2.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)10.02ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)3.72ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area91.54 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity56.51 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability17.9 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings2ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0002249
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022927
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID3012
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID6572
PubChem Compound3124
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID331648
References
Synthesis ReferenceWhiteley J M; Webber S An abbreviated synthesis of tetrahydropteridines. Analytical biochemistry (1984), 137(2), 394-6.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available