Coelenteramine

Coelenteramine: Coelenteramine

IUPAC name

4-(5-amino-6-benzyl-1H-pyrazin-2-ylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one

Other names

Coelenteramine, 2-Amino-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine

Identifiers

PubChem 5378034

Jmol-3D images Image 1

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=C(N=CC(=C3C=CC(=O)C=C3)N2)N

Properties

Molecular formula C₁₇H₁₅N₃O

Molar mass 277.32 g mol⁻¹

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox references

Coelenteramine is a metabolic product of the bioluminescent reactions in organisms that utilize coelenterazine. It was first isolated from Aequorea victoria along with coelenteramide after coelenterates were stimulated to emit light.^[1]

References

^ Shimomura O, Johnson FH (1975). "Chemical Nature of Bioluminescence Systems in Coelenterates". Pnas USA 72 (4): 1546–1549. doi:10.1073/pnas.72.4.1546. PMC 432574. PMID 236561. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=432574.

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Coelenteramine

IUPAC name 4-(5-amino-6-benzyl-1H-pyrazin-2-ylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one
Other names Coelenteramine, 2-Amino-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine
Identifiers
PubChem	5378034
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=C(N=CC(=C3C=CC(=O)C=C3)N2)N
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₇H₁₅N₃O
Molar mass	277.32 g mol⁻¹
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references