CANAVANINE

Structure

2D structure of CANAVANINE
2D structure
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3D model

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Names and identifiers

Name

CANAVANINE

Also reported as

L-CANAVANINE

IUPAC name

O-((diaminomethylene)amino)-L-homoserine

SMILES

C(CON=C(N)N)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N

General information

Molecular formula

C5H12N4O3

Molecular weight

176.18 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

176.0909 Da

Classification

Pathway:
Superclass:
Class:
Glycoside:
No

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Hippocrepis comosa L. subsp. comosa seed -
Turner, B.L., Harborne, J.B. (1967). Distribution of canavanine in the plant kingdom. Phytochemistry, 6, 863 doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(00)86033-1
Medicago sativa L. leaf 900-1200 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Medicago sativa L. seed 8-15000 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Medicago sativa L. seedling 600-900 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Medicago sativa L. stem 600-900 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Robinia pseudoacacia L. seed -
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Vicia dasycarpa Ten. seed -
Mannhalter, J., Michl, H. (1974). Occurrence of canavanine in native plants. Monatsh Chem, 105, 889
Vicia sativa L. seed -
Mannhalter, J., Michl, H. (1974). Occurrence of canavanine in native plants. Monatsh Chem, 105, 889
Vicia segetalis Thuill. seed -
Mannhalter, J., Michl, H. (1974). Occurrence of canavanine in native plants. Monatsh Chem, 105, 889