Chemical Component Summary

NameL-CANAVANINE
SynonymsL-2-AMINO-4-(GUANIDINOOXY)BUTYRIC ACID
Identifiers(2S)-2-amino-4-carbamimidamidooxy-butanoic acid
FormulaC5 H12 N4 O3
Molecular Weight176.174
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILES[H]/N=C(\N)/NOCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C5H12N4O3/c6-3(4(10)11)1-2-12-9-5(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,10,11)(H4,7,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKeyFSBIGDSBMBYOPN-VKHMYHEASA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count24
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count23
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB01833 
NameCanavanine
Groups experimental
Synonyms
  • O-((Aminoiminomethyl)amino)-L-homoserine
  • Canavanin
  • 2-Amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butyric acid
  • (L)-Canavanine
  • Canavanine
Categories
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
CAS number543-38-4

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Nitric oxide synthase, endothelialMGNLKSVAQEPGPPCGLGLGLGLGLCGKQGPATPAPEPSRAPASLLPPAP...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 46224610, 439202
ChEMBL CHEMBL443732
ChEBI CHEBI:405237, CHEBI:609827
CCDC/CSD HIVSUA