Chemical Component Summary

Name3-[5-(AMINOMETHYL)-4-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-1H-PYRROL-3-YL]PROPANOIC ACID
Synonyms2-AMINOMETHYLPYRROL-3-ACETIC ACID 4-PROPIONIC ACID; PORPHOBILINOGEN; 5-(AMINOMETHYL)-4-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-1H-PYRROLE-3-PROPANOIC ACID
Identifiers3-[5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid
FormulaC10 H14 N2 O4
Molecular Weight226.229
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1c(c(c([nH]1)CN)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C10H14N2O4/c11-4-8-7(3-10(15)16)6(5-12-8)1-2-9(13)14/h5,12H,1-4,11H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)
InChIKeyQSHWIQZFGQKFMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count30
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count30
Aromatic Bond Count5

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02272 
NamePorphobilinogen
Groups experimental
DescriptionPorphobilinogen is a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism. It is generated by the enzyme ALA dehydratase, and converted into hydroxymethyl bilane by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase.
Synonyms
  • Porphobilinogen
  • 5-(Aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-propionic acid
CAS number487-90-1

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydrataseMQPQSVLHSGYFHPLLRAWQTATTTLNASNLIYPIFVTDVPDDIQPITSL...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 1021
ChEMBL CHEMBL1235151
ChEBI CHEBI:17381