Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 01:40:42 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 18:22:18 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0031594
Metabolite Identification
Common NameAmmonium
DescriptionAmmonium is an important source of nitrogen for many plant and microbial species. The ammonium (more obscurely: aminium) cation is a positively charged polyatomic cation with the chemical formula NH4+. It is formed by the protonation of ammonia (NH3). Ammonium is also a general name for positively charged or protonated substituted amines and quaternary ammonium cations (NR4+), where one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic radical groups (indicated by R).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
[NH4](+)ChEBI
Ammonium cationChEBI
Ammonium ionChEBI
Ammonium(1+)ChEBI
NH4+ChEBI
NH4(+)ChEBI
Ammonia ionKegg
Ammonium chlorideHMDB
AzaniumHMDB
[NH4]+HMDB
Ammonium compoundsHMDB
Molecular FormulaH4N
Average Mass18.0385
Monoisotopic Mass18.034374133
IUPAC Nameazanium
Traditional Nameazanium
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[NH4+]
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/H3N/h1H3/p+1
InChI KeyQGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O