Structured Summary
Abstract
The penultimate step in the pathway of histidine biosynthesis. Oxidation of the alcohol group on the side chain gives the acid group forming histidine. Histidinol has also been used as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H11N3O
- Molecular Weight
- 141.17 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 4836-52-6
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propan-1-ol
- InChIKey
- ZQISRDCJNBUVMM-YFKPBYRVSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=C(NC=N1)C[C@@H](CO)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006641
- Source
- PubChem CID 165271
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Classification
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Histidol
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under IMIDAZOLES 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Amino Alcohols (1972-1974)
- Imidazoles (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Histidinol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006641. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006641
- Histidinol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27101817
- Histidinol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 165271. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/165271