Chemical Component Summary

Name4-METHYLIMIDAZOLE
Identifiers4-methyl-1H-imidazole
FormulaC4 H6 N2
Molecular Weight82.104
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCc1c[nH]cn1
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6N2/c1-4-2-5-3-6-4/h2-3H,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyXLSZMDLNRCVEIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count12
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count12
Aromatic Bond Count5

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03385 
Name4-Methylimidazole
Groups experimental
Synonyms
  • 4-MEI
  • 4-Methylimidazole
  • 4(5)-methylimidazole
CAS number822-36-6

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Carbonic anhydrase 2MSHHWGYGKHNGPEHWHKDFPIAKGERQSPVDIDTHTAKYDPSLKPLSVS...unknown
MyoglobinMGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHL...unknown
Carbonic anhydrase 5A, mitochondrialMLGRNTWKTSAFSFLVEQMWAPLWSRSMRPGRWCSQRSCAWQTSNNTLHP...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 13195
ChEMBL CHEMBL1230309
ChEBI CHEBI:40035
CCDC/CSD BUBVUR, FUMWOZ, XIWDIQ