Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:36:19 UTC
Update Date2025-01-15 17:56:54 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000371
Metabolite Identification
Common NameFormiminoglutamic acid
DescriptionMeasurement of this acid in the urine after oral administration of histidine provides the basis for the diagnostic test of folic acid deficiency and of megaloblastic anemia of pregnancy.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
N-Formimidoyl-L-glutamateChEBI
N-Formimino-L-glutamateChEBI
N-Formimidoyl-L-glutamic acidGenerator
N-Formimino-L-glutamic acidGenerator
FormiminoglutamateGenerator
Formimino-gluHMDB
Formimino-L-glutamateHMDB
Formimino-L-glutamic acidHMDB
N-(Iminomethyl)-L-glutamic acidHMDB
N-Formimidoyl-glutamic acidHMDB
N-Formimino-glutamateHMDB
Acid, formiminoglutamicHMDB
FIGLUHMDB
Molecular FormulaC6H10N2O4
Average Mass174.1546
Monoisotopic Mass174.064056818
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-methanimidamidopentanedioic acid
Traditional NameN-formimino-L-glutamate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OC(=O)CC[C@H](NC=N)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=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
InChI KeyNRXIKWMTVXPVEF-BYPYZUCNSA-N