FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: L-canavanine
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General Information
Name
L-canavanine
FlyBase ID
FBch0001190
ChEBI Name
L-canavanine
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:609827
PubChem Name
Canavanine
PubChem ID
CID:439202
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of L-canavanine
L-canavanine
InChIKey

FSBIGDSBMBYOPN-VKHMYHEASA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid that is L-homoserine substituted at oxygen with a guanidino (carbamimidamido) group. Although structurally related to L-arginine, it is non-proteinogenic.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (27)
Synonyms
(2S)-2-amino-4-(carbamimidamidooxy)butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2S)-2-amino-4-(diaminomethylideneamino)oxybutanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2S)-2-amino-4-guanidinooxy-butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2s)-2-amino-4-(((diaminomethylidene)amino)oxy)butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2s)-2-amino-4-(carbamimidamidooxy)butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2s)-2-amino-4-(diaminomethylideneamino)oxybutanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2s)-2-amino-4-guanidinooxy-butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(L)-CANAVANINE
(PubChem, 2019-)
(S)-2-Amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
(l)-canavanine
(PubChem, 2019-)
(s)-2-amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butyric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butyric acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-azaniumyl-4-(diaminomethylideneamino)oxybutanoate
(PubChem, 2019-)
3HZV514J4B
(PubChem, 2019-)
3hzv514j4b
(PubChem, 2019-)
Canavanine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
L-CANAVANINE
(ChEBI, 2019-)
L-Canavanine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
L-canavanine
(Leung et al., 2024, ChEBI, 2019-, Vonk et al., 2017, van Giesen et al., 2016, Devambez et al., 2013, Lee et al., 2012)
L-canavanine sulfate salt
(Li et al., 2023)
O-((Aminoiminomethyl)amino)-L-homoserine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
O-carbamimidamido-L-homoserine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:439202
(PubChem, 2019-)
[Eur.J.Pharmacol. 269:269; 271:87 (1994)]
(PubChem, 2019-)
[eur.j.pharmacol. 269:269; 271:87 (1994)]
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:439202
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (9)