Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:19:25 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:54:27 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054585
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-ethylglycine
DescriptionN-Ethylglycine, also known as EG, belongs to the family of compounds known as alpha amino acids and derivatives. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon). N-ethylglyicne is a known metabolite of the anesthesia drug lidocaine (PMID: 25932687 ). N-ethylglyicne is also an endogenously produced metabolite and appears in normal subjects’ urine in small amounts, but its presence is significantly higher in patients with metastatic bone disease (PMID: 16962088 ). Research has shown that it is lidocaine’s metabolites, n-ethylglycine and monoethylglycinexylidide inhibit GlyT1-mediated uptake of glycine. N-ethylglycine acts as a substrate for the glycine transporter GlyT1 (PMID: 22133759 , 25932687 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
EtGlyChEBI
2-Ethylaminoacetic acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaC4H9NO2
Average Mass103.1198
Monoisotopic Mass103.063328537
IUPAC Name2-(ethylamino)acetic acid
Traditional NameN-ethylglycine
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCNCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c1-2-5-3-4(6)7/h5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChI KeyYPIGGYHFMKJNKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N