Compound

N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate

Conjugate base of N-formimidoyl-L-glutamic acid having both carboxy groups in anionic form and the imine nitrogen protonated.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58928), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:58928ChEBI

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Structure

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

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C6H9N2O4
Mass: 173.148 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: NRXIKWMTVXPVEF-BYPYZUCNSA-M
SMILES: [H]C(=[NH2+])N[C@@H](CCC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
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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

3 statements

3 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea

Order

N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate is a substrate of AMDHD1ProteinRhea RHEA:23660Inferred only
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate is a substrate of FTCDProteinHuman-GEM MAR04658Inferred only
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate is a substrate of FTCDProteinRhea RHEA:15097Inferred only

Reactions

8 reactions

5-formimidoyltetrahydrofolate+L-glutamate(1-)proton+N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate+5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid
Catalysed by FTCD
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 2.1.2.5cytosol
Human-GEM MAR04658CC BY 4.0Reference data
MAM01009c+waterproton+N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate
Catalysed by AMDHD1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.5.2.7cytosol
Human-GEM MAR04660CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableextracellular space
Human-GEM MAR10242CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamateN-formimidoyl-L-glutamate
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedcytosol, extracellular space
Human-GEM MAR10355CC BY 4.0Reference data
5-formimidoyltetrahydrofolate+L-glutamate(1-)N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate+(6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate
Catalysed by FTCD
Reaction pageRight to leftBalanced
Rhea RHEA:15097CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate+waterCHEBI:16397+L-glutamate(1-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:22492CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate+waterCHEBI:17684+ammonium
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:22832CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:77893+waterN-formimidoyl-L-glutamate
Catalysed by AMDHD1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:23660CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

4 names

Resolves to: N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate

Also called: (2S)-2-[(iminiomethyl)amino]pentanedioateN-(iminiumylmethyl)-L-glutamic acidN-formimidoyl-L-glutamate anion
Systematic name: (2S)-2-[(iminiumylmethyl)amino]pentanedioate