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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:40:46 UTC
Update Date2024-10-15 16:52:54 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000234
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5-Aminopentanoic acid
Description5-Aminopentanoic acid (or 5-aminovalerate) is a lysine degradation product. It can be produced both endogenously or through bacterial catabolism of lysine. 5-aminovalerate is formed via the following multi-step reaction: L-lysine leads to cadverine leads to L-piperideine leads 5-aminovalerate (PMID: 405455 ). In other words it is a metabolite of cadaverine which is formed via the intermediate, 1-piperideine (PMID: 6436440 ). Cadaverine is a foul-smelling diamine compound produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. High levels of 5-aminovalerate in biofluids may indicate bacterial overgrowth or endogenous tissue necrosis. In most cases endogenous 5-aminovalerate is thought to be primarily a microbial metabolite produced by the gut or oral microflora, although it can be produced endogenously. 5-aminovalerate is a normal metabolite present in human saliva, with a tendency to elevated concentration in patients with chronic periodontitis. Bacterial contamination and decomposition of salivary proteins is primarily responsible for elevated salivary levels (PMID 3481959 ). Beyond being a general waste product, 5-aminovalerate is also believed to act as a methylene homologue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and functions as a weak GABA agonist (PMID: 4031870 ). It is also known as an antifibrinolytic amino acid analog and so it functions as a weak inhibitor of the blood clotting pathway (PMID: 6703712 ). 5- aminovalerate is an in vivo substrate of 4-aminobutyrate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (PMID: 4031870 ). It can be found in Corynebacterium (PMID: 27717386 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
5-Amino-N-valeric acidChEBI
5-AminopentanoateChEBI
5-Aminovaleric acidChEBI
DANVAChEBI
delta-Amino-N-valeric acidChEBI
delta-Aminovaleric acidChEBI
5-Amino-N-valerateGenerator
5-AminovalerateGenerator
delta-Amino-N-valerateGenerator
Δ-amino-N-valerateGenerator
Δ-amino-N-valeric acidGenerator
delta-AminovalerateGenerator
Δ-aminovalerateGenerator
Δ-aminovaleric acidGenerator
5-Aminovaleric acid hydrochlorideMeSH
5-Aminopentanoic acidKEGG
5-Amino-pentanoateGenerator, HMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H11NO2
Average Mass117.1463
Monoisotopic Mass117.078978601
IUPAC Name5-aminopentanoic acid
Traditional Name5-aminovaleric acid
CAS Registry Number660-88-8
SMILES
NCCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H11NO2/c6-4-2-1-3-5(7)8/h1-4,6H2,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyJJMDCOVWQOJGCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N