Chemical Component Summary

Name5-METHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE
Identifiers6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole
FormulaC8 H8 N2
Molecular Weight132.163
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCc1ccc2c(c1)[nH]cn2
InChIInChI=1S/C8H8N2/c1-6-2-3-7-8(4-6)10-5-9-7/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKeyRWXZXCZBMQPOBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count18
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count19
Aromatic Bond Count10

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03177 
Name5-methylbenzimidazole
Groups experimental
Synonyms
  • 6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole
  • 5-methylbenzimidazole
  • 5-methyl-1H-benzimidazole
CategoriesHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring
CAS number614-97-1

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Nicotinate-nucleotide--dimethylbenzimidazole phosphoribosyltransferaseMQTLHALLRDIPAPDAEAMARAQQHIDGLLKPPGSLGRLETLAVQLAGMP...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 11979
ChEMBL CHEMBL157729
ChEBI CHEBI:40205
CCDC/CSD UPEVAN, UYEBOS, AZUHAH, TAFDUD