Compound
3-guanidinopropanoate
Zwitterionic form of 3-guanidinopropanoic acid having an anionic carboxy group and a protonated imine nitrogen.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:57593), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C4H9N3O2
- Mass
- 131.135 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- KMXXSJLYVJEBHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- NC(=[NH2+])NCCC(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 3-guanidinopropanoate · Sources: Rhea
- 3-guanidinopropanoate is a substrate of AGMATProteinRhea RHEA:16029Inferred only
- 3-guanidinopropanoate is a substrate of GATMProteinRhea RHEA:75943Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
3-guanidinopropanoate+waterurea+beta-alanine
Catalysed by AGMAT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16029CC BY 4.0Reference data
beta-alanine+L-arginine3-guanidinopropanoate+L-ornithine
Catalysed by GATM
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:75943CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: 3-guanidinopropanoate
- Systematic name
- 3-{[amino(iminio)methyl]amino}propanoate