Compound

N-formyl-L-kynurenine

Zwitterionic form of N-formyl-L-kynurenine.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58629), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:58629ChEBI

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Structure

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

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C11H12N2O4
Mass: 236.227 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: BYHJHXPTQMMKCA-QMMMGPOBSA-N
SMILES: [NH3+][C@@H](CC(=O)c1ccccc1NC=O)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

4 entities

4 entities reached.

0 reported hops4 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

6 statements

6 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-formyl-L-kynurenine · Sources: Rhea

Order

N-formyl-L-kynurenine is converted to L-tryptophanCompoundRhea RHEA:24536Inferred only
L-tryptophan is converted to N-formyl-L-kynurenineCompoundRhea RHEA:24536Inferred only
N-formyl-L-kynurenine is a substrate of AFMIDProteinRhea RHEA:13009Inferred only
N-formyl-L-kynurenine is a substrate of IDO1ProteinRhea RHEA:24536Inferred only
N-formyl-L-kynurenine is a substrate of IDO2ProteinRhea RHEA:24536Inferred only
N-formyl-L-kynurenine is a substrate of TDO2ProteinRhea RHEA:24536Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

N-formyl-L-kynurenine+waterL-kynurenine+formate+hydron
Catalysed by AFMID
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:13009CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-tryptophan+dioxygenN-formyl-L-kynurenine
Catalysed by IDO1 or TDO2 or IDO2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:24536CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: N-formyl-L-kynurenine

Systematic name: (2S)-2-azaniumyl-4-(2-formamidophenyl)-4-oxobutanoate