Chemical Component Summary

NameN-ethyl-L-glutamine
Identifiers(2~{S})-2-azanyl-5-(ethylamino)-5-oxidanylidene-pentanoic acid
FormulaC7 H14 N2 O3
Molecular Weight174.198
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILESCCNC(=O)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C7H14N2O3/c1-2-9-6(10)4-3-5(8)7(11)12/h5H,2-4,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyDATAGRPVKZEWHA-YFKPBYRVSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count26
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count25
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB12444 
NameTheanine
Groups investigational
DescriptionTheanine, a precursor of ethylamine, is found in green tea. It is under investigation in clinical trial NCT00291070 (Effects of L-Theanine in Boys With ADHD).
Synonyms
  • Theanine
  • N(5)-ethyl-L-glutamine
  • Suntheanine
  • L-theanine
  • N5-ethyl-L-glutamine
Brand Names
  • Hypnosom
  • Patch
Categories
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Acidic
  • Amino Acids, Dicarboxylic
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
CAS number3081-61-6

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 439378, 25201220
ChEMBL CHEMBL3039113
ChEBI CHEBI:17394, CHEBI:58128