Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-10-03 18:21:32 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:45:32 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0011601
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB11601
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-Methylcytosine
Description3-Methylcytosine belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidones. Pyrimidones are compounds that contain a pyrimidine ring, which bears a ketone. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 3-Methylcytosine.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
N3-MethylcytosineChEBI
Chemical FormulaC5H7N3O
Average Molecular Weight125.1286
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight125.058911861
IUPAC Name6-amino-1-methyl-1,2-dihydropyrimidin-2-one
Traditional Name6-amino-1-methylpyrimidin-2-one
CAS Registry Number4776-08-3
SMILES
CN1C(N)=CC=NC1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H7N3O/c1-8-4(6)2-3-7-5(8)9/h2-3H,6H2,1H3
InChI KeyKOLPWZCZXAMXKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidones. Pyrimidones are compounds that contain a pyrimidine ring, which bears a ketone. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassDiazines
Sub ClassPyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives
Direct ParentPyrimidones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Pyrimidone
  • Aminopyrimidine
  • Hydropyrimidine
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Azacycle
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary amine
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Amine
  • Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
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-0.77ALOGPS
logP-0.92ChemAxon
logS-0.69ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)3.75ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area58.69 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity42.91 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.83 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0011601
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB028312
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID123940
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkMethylcytosine
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound140523
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID39992
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available