Compound
anthranilic acid
An aminobenzoic acid that is benzoic acid having a single amino substituent located at position 2. It is a metabolite produced in L-tryptophan-kynurenine pathway in the central nervous system.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:30754), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid has the functional parent anthranilic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:15793Inferred only
- N-formylanthranilic acid has the functional parent anthranilic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:36575Inferred only
Reactions
4 reactions
N-formylanthranilic acid+wateranthranilic acid+formic acid+proton
Catalysed by AFMID
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.5.1.9GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04219CC BY 4.0Reference data
water+L-kynurenineL-alanine+anthranilic acid+proton
Catalysed by KYNU
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.7.1.3GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04224CC BY 4.0Reference data
anthranilic acidanthranilic acid
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedGO:0005615, GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09008CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR09028CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: anthranilic acid
- Also called
- 2-AMINOBENZOIC ACID2-carboxyanilineo-Aminobenzoic acido-carboxyanilineVitamin L1