Description

An alanine derivative consisting of alanine having a 6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl group attached to the amino function.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C8H9N5O3 0 223.18880
<i>N</i><sup>2</sup>-carboxyethylguanine

Recommended notation

Name N2-carboxyethylguanine
Abbreviation CEG

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
N-(6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)alanine CC(Nc1nc2[nH]cnc2c(=O)[nH]1)C(O)=O InChI=1S/C8H9N5O3/c1-3(7(15)16)11-8-12-5-4(6(14)13-8)9-2-10-5/h2-3H,1H3,(H,15,16)(H3,9,10,11,12,13,14) YCCGSWHBNBAHIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • n(2)-(1-carboxyethyl)guanine
  • ceguanine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural damage mutagenic Homo sapiens