Molecular structure
/ COMPOUND
5-(3,3'-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate
Molecular ID 155905692Formula C8H15N3O3MW 201.220 food sources
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
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Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
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N(omega),N('omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine + pyruvate = 5-(3,3'-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate + L-alanine
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N(omega),N('omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine + glyoxylate = 5-(3,3'-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate + glycine
Foods containing this compound
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