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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:06:44 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 22:59:26 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB005544</accession>
  <name>6-Hydroxymethylpterin</name>
  <description>6-hydroxymethylpterin, also known as 2-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4(1h)-pteridinone, belongs to pterins and derivatives class of compounds. Those are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consist of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one. 6-hydroxymethylpterin is slightly soluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). 6-hydroxymethylpterin can be found in soy bean, which makes 6-hydroxymethylpterin a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product. </description>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C7H7N5O2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>193.1628</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>193.059974493</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydropteridin-4-one</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>6-hydroxymethylpterin</traditional_iupac>
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  <smiles>NC1=NC2=NC=C(CO)N=C2C(=O)N1</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C7H7N5O2/c8-7-11-5-4(6(14)12-7)10-3(2-13)1-9-5/h1,13H,2H2,(H3,8,9,11,12,14)</inchi>
  <inchikey>XGWIBNWDLMIPNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pterins and derivatives. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consist of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one.</description>
    <direct_parent>Pterins and derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Pteridines and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Pterins and derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Aminopyrimidines and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Aromatic alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Azacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heteroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary amines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrazines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrimidones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Vinylogous amides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Aminopyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Azacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Heteroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pterin</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrazine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidone</substituent>
      <substituent>Vinylogous amide</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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      <value>-1.11</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <value>-2.03</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>1.80e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>2-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydropteridin-4-one</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>193.1628</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>193.059974493</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>NC1=NC2=NC=C(CO)N=C2C(=O)N1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C7H7N5O2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>InChI=1S/C7H7N5O2/c8-7-11-5-4(6(14)12-7)10-3(2-13)1-9-5/h1,13H,2H2,(H3,8,9,11,12,14)</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>17.69</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>6</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <het_id/>
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  <general_references>
  </general_references>
  <foods>
    <food>
      <name>Soy bean</name>
      <food_type>Type 1</food_type>
      <category>specific</category>
      <name_scientific>Glycine max</name_scientific>
      <ncbi_taxonomy_id>3847</ncbi_taxonomy_id>
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