/ COMPOUND
methylpyrazine
PubChem CID 7976Formula C5H6N2MW 94.1159 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
foodmeasuredbrownmeasuredcocoameasuredfishymeasuredgreenmeasuredmeatymeasuredmustymeasurednuttymeasuredsharpmeasuredsweetmeasuredwoodymeasuredbakerymeasuredearthymeasuredpeanutmeasuredpotatomeasuredcaramelmeasuredpopcornmeasuredroastedmeasured
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
78%
predicted bioactivity probability
high confidence
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
ptOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
btOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
clOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
vvOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
pcOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR5K1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
Foods containing this compound
Almond
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Beer
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Buckwheat
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Buckwheat, wholegrain, raw
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Clam
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Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, boiled, drained
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Corn, sweet, frozen, kernels on the cob, unprepared
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Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off the cob, boiled, drained, with salt
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Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 7976, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 7976
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