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Metabolite IDPAMDB001424
Identification
Name: beta-Aminopropionitrile
Description:Beta-Aminopropionitrile is a toxic amino-acid derivative. It is an metabolite in beta-alanine metabolism and converted to beta-alanine. It is also an intermediate in cyanoamino acid metablism. (KEGG)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • β-alaminenitrile
  • β-alaninenitrile
  • β-cyanoethylamine
  • 2-Cyanoethylamine
  • 3-amino-propatenitrile
  • 3-amino-propionitrile,
  • 3-Aminopropanenitrile
  • 3-Aminopropionitrile
  • 3-Aminopropiononitrile
  • Aminopropionitrile
  • B-Alaminenitrile
  • B-Alaninenitrile
  • B-Aminoethyl cyanide
  • B-Aminopropionitrile
  • B-Cyanoethylamine
  • BAPN
  • Beta-Alaminenitrile
  • Beta-Alaninenitrile
  • Beta-Aminoethyl cyanide
  • Beta-Aminopropionitrile
  • Beta-Cyanoethylamine
  • β-Alaminenitrile
  • β-Alaninenitrile
  • β-Aminoethyl cyanide
  • β-Aminopropionitrile
  • β-Cyanoethylamine
Chemical Formula: C3H6N2
Average Molecular Weight: 70.0931
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 70.053098202
InChI Key: AGSPXMVUFBBBMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H6N2/c4-2-1-3-5/h1-2,4H2
CAS number: 151-18-8
IUPAC Name:3-aminopropanenitrile
Traditional IUPAC Name: β aminopropionitrile
SMILES:NCCC#N
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as nitriles. These are compounds having the structure RC#N; thus C-substituted derivatives of hydrocyanic acid, HC#N.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganonitrogen compounds
Class Nitriles
Sub ClassNot Available
Direct Parent Nitriles
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Nitrile
  • Carbonitrile
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary amine
  • Primary aliphatic amine
  • Amine
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:1
Melting point: < 25 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility37.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.1ALOGPS
logP-0.85ChemAxon
logS-0.28ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)7.85ChemAxon
Physiological Charge1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area49.81 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity19.68 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability7.53 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0fk9-9000000000-7dfadb8fdf3477540781View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0udi-9000000000-ca5db6c876b46ee9a1cfView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0udi-9000000000-39a4d5ba1e275b87d47bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-9000000000-d13e9e176f608de3e76bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-014i-9000000000-3b795596647194f89ae6View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0udl-9000000000-062a72ed70b3ea0ab27cView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-001i-9000000000-e5c8c009efa6f2441041View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Dembinski J, Heyl W, Steidel K, Hermanns B, Hornchen H, Schroder W: The Cantrell-sequence: a result of maternal exposure to aminopropionitriles? Am J Perinatol. 1997 Oct;14(9):567-71. Pubmed: 9394169
  • Fleisher JH, Peacock EE Jr, Chvapil M: Urinary excretion of beta-aminopropionitrile and cyanoacetic acid. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1978 May;23(5):520-4. Pubmed: 639425
  • Harrison CA, Gossiel F, Bullock AJ, Sun T, Blumsohn A, Mac Neil S: Investigation of keratinocyte regulation of collagen I synthesis by dermal fibroblasts in a simple in vitro model. Br J Dermatol. 2006 Mar;154(3):401-10. Pubmed: 16445767
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Peacock EE Jr: Pharmacological control of surgical scar tissue. Am Surg. 1978 Nov;44(11):693-8. Pubmed: 367235
  • Spencer PS, Schaumburg HH: Lathyrism: a neurotoxic disease. Neurobehav Toxicol Teratol. 1983 Nov-Dec;5(6):625-9. Pubmed: 6422318
Synthesis Reference: Smolin, Edwin M.; Beegle, L. Clair. Continuous high-pressure synthesis of 3-aminopropionitrile. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (Washington, D. C.) (1958), 50 1115-18.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID27413
HMDB IDHMDB04101
Pubchem Compound ID1647
Kegg IDC05670
ChemSpider ID21241485
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDBETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE
EcoCyc IDBETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE