RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0129894
RefMet nameHistidine
Systematic name(2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass155.069477 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H9N3O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37119 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyHNDVDQJCIGZPNO-YFKPBYRVSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(c1c[nH]cn1)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic acids
Main ClassAmino acids and peptides
Sub ClassAmino acids
Distribution of Histidine in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Histidine
External Links
Pubchem CID6274
ChEBI ID15971
KEGG IDC00135
HMDB IDHMDB0000177
Chemspider ID6038
MetaCyc IDHIS
PhytoHub DBPHUB002343
Spectral data for Histidine standards
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NP-MRD ID(NMR)View NMR spectra
MassBank(EU)View MS spectra
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 Histidine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01164 ATP + L-Histidine + beta-Alanine <=> ADP + Orthophosphate + CarnosineL-histidine:beta-alanine ligase (ADP-forming)
R01166 Carnosine + H2O <=> beta-Alanine + L-HistidineNalpha-(beta-alanyl)-L-histidine hydrolase
R01167 L-Histidine <=> Histamine + CO2L-histidine carboxy-lyase (histamine-forming)
R01168 L-Histidine <=> Urocanate + AmmoniaL-histidine ammonia-lyase (urocanate-forming)
R03655 ATP + L-Histidine + tRNA(His) <=> AMP + Diphosphate + L-Histidyl-tRNA(His)L-Histidine:tRNA(His) ligase (AMP-forming)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Histidine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00340 Histidine metabolism 2
hsa00970 Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis 1
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