Compound

dimethylamine

An organic cation that is the conjugate acid of dimethylamine; major species at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58040), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:58040ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of dimethylamine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, cation
Formula: C2H8N
Mass: 46.093 g/mol
Charge: +1
InChIKey: ROSDSFDQCJNGOL-UHFFFAOYSA-O
SMILES: C[NH2+]C
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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: dimethylamine · Sources: Rhea

Order

dimethylamine is a substrate of DDAH1ProteinRhea RHEA:17305Inferred only
dimethylamine is a substrate of MAPDAProteinRhea RHEA:86223Inferred only

Reactions

11 reactions

water+N(omega),N(omega)-dimethyl-L-arginineL-citrulline+dimethylamine
Catalysed by DDAH1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.5.3.18GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09513CC BY 4.0Reference data
dimethylamine+oxidized [electron-transfer flavoprotein]+water+hydronmethylamine+reduced [electron-transfer flavoprotein]+formaldehyde
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:10204CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:58389+oxidized [electron-transfer flavoprotein]+water+hydrondimethylamine+reduced [electron-transfer flavoprotein]+formaldehyde
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:11864CC BY 4.0Reference data
N(omega),N(omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine+waterdimethylamine+L-citrulline
Catalysed by DDAH1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:17305CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17741+waterdimethylamine+formate
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:19517CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:15724+hydrondimethylamine+formaldehyde
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:20217CC BY 4.0Reference data
Co(I)-[trimethylamine-specific corrinoid protein]+CHEBI:58389+hydronmethyl-Co(III)-[trimethylamine-specific corrinoid protein]+dimethylamine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:39287CC BY 4.0Reference data
Co(I)-[dimethylamine-specific corrinoid protein]+dimethylamine+hydronmethyl-Co(III)-[dimethylamine-specific corrinoid protein]+methylamine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:41175CC BY 4.0Reference data
dimethylamine+NADPH(4-)+dioxygen+hydronmethylamine+formaldehyde+NADP(3-)+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:54828CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:231836+dioxygen+waterCHEBI:58383+dimethylamine+hydrogen peroxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:81243CC BY 4.0Reference data
N(6),N(6)-dimethyl-AMP+water+hydrondimethylamine+IMP
Catalysed by MAPDA
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:86223CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

3 names

Resolves to: dimethylamine

Also called: dimethylaminium cationdimethylazanium
Systematic name: N-methylmethanaminium