RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0136010
RefMet nameFormiminoglutamic acid
Systematic name(2S)-2-methanimidamidopentanedioic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass174.064058 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H10N2O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37465 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C6H10N2O4/c7-3-8-4(6(11)12)1-2-5(9)10/h3-4H,1-2H2,(H2,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t4-/m0/s1
InChIKeyNRXIKWMTVXPVEF-BYPYZUCNSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC=N
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic acids
Main ClassAmino acids and peptides
Sub ClassAmino acids
Distribution of Formiminoglutamic acid in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Formiminoglutamic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID439233
ChEBI ID7274
KEGG IDC00439
HMDB IDHMDB0000854
Chemspider ID388370
MetaCyc IDN-FORMIMINO-L-GLUTAMATE
Spectral data for Formiminoglutamic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Formiminoglutamic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02285 N-Formimino-L-glutamate + H2O <=> L-Glutamate + FormamideN-Formimino-L-glutamate formiminohydrolase
R02287 5-Formiminotetrahydrofolate + L-Glutamate <=> Tetrahydrofolate + N-Formimino-L-glutamate5-Formiminotetrahydrofolate:L-glutamate N-formiminotransferase
R02288 4-Imidazolone-5-propanoate + H2O <=> N-Formimino-L-glutamate4-imidazolone-5-propanoate amidohydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Formiminoglutamic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00340 Histidine metabolism 2
hsa00670 One carbon pool by folate 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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