Compound
N-methyl-L-proline
An L-α-amino acid zwitterion obtained by transfer of a proton from the carboxy to the amino group of N-methylproline; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:133743), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C6H11NO2
- Mass
- 129.159 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- CWLQUGTUXBXTLF-YFKPBYRVSA-N
- SMILES
- C[NH+]1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: N-methyl-L-proline · Sources: Rhea
- N-methyl-L-proline is transported by SLC6A20ProteinRhea RHEA:72231Inferred only
Reactions
5 reactions
CHEBI:35280+NADPH(4-)+dioxygen+hydronN-methyl-L-proline+formaldehyde+NADP(3-)+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:19357CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:35280+NADH(2-)+dioxygen+hydronN-methyl-L-proline+formaldehyde+NAD(1-)+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:61616CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-methyl-L-proline+chloride+2sodium(1+)N-methyl-L-proline+chloride+2sodium(1+)
Transported by SLC6A20
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:72231CC BY 4.0Reference data
Co(I)-[quaternary-amine-specific corrinoid protein]+CHEBI:35280+hydronmethyl-Co(III)-[quaternary-amine-specific corrinoid protein]+N-methyl-L-proline
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:75879CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-methyl-L-proline+NAD(1-)+waterL-proline+formaldehyde+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:83899CC BY 4.0Reference data
Where it reaches
1 system, 1 region, 1 tissue, 1 transporter route — routes, not measurements: transporters known to carry N-methyl-L-proline are expressed there, and no source reports it arriving.
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Other names
1 name
Resolves to: N-methyl-L-proline
- Systematic name
- (2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-1-ium-2-carboxylate