Chemical Component Summary

NameCITRULLINE
Identifiers(2S)-5-(aminocarbonylamino)-2-azanyl-pentanoic acid
FormulaC6 H13 N3 O3
Molecular Weight175.186
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILESC(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CNC(=O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C6H13N3O3/c7-4(5(10)11)2-1-3-9-6(8)12/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,10,11)(H3,8,9,12)/t4-/m0/s1
InChIKeyRHGKLRLOHDJJDR-BYPYZUCNSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count25
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count24
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00155 
NameCitrulline
Groups
  • nutraceutical
  • investigational
DescriptionCitrulline is an amino acid. It is made from ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate in one of the central reactions in the urea cycle. It is also produced from arginine as a by-product of the reaction catalyzed by NOS family. Its name is derived from citrullus, the Latin word for watermelon, from which it was first isolated.
Synonyms
  • N5-Carbamoyl-L-ornithine
  • N5-carbamoylornithine
  • 2-Amino-5-ureidovaleric acid
  • Citrulina
  • L-2-Amino-5-ureidovaleric acid
Brand Names
  • tensioSAN
  • Lipovite
IndicationUsed for nutritional supplementation, also for treating dietary shortage or imbalance.
Categories
  • Acids, Acyclic
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Diamino
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Dicarboxylic Acids
CAS number372-75-8

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Nitric oxide synthase, endothelialMGNLKSVAQEPGPPCGLGLGLGLGLCGKQGPATPAPEPSRAPASLLPPAP...unknown
Argininosuccinate synthaseMSSKGSVVLAYSGGLDTSCILVWLKEQGYDVIAYLANIGQKEDFEEARKK...unknown
N(G),N(G)-dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2MGTPGEGLGRCSHALIRGVPESLASGEGAGAGLPALDLAKAQREHGVLGG...unknown
N(G),N(G)-dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1MAGLGHPAAFGRATHAVVRALPESLGQHALRSAKGEEVDVARAERQHQLY...unknown
Ornithine carbamoyltransferase, mitochondrialMLFNLRILLNNAAFRNGHNFMVRNFRCGQPLQNKVQLKGRDLLTLKNFTG...unknown
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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 9750, 6992098
ChEMBL CHEMBL444814
ChEBI CHEBI:16349, CHEBI:57743
CCDC/CSD HUHZEP, LCITHC01, FIFGOQ03, EYIKUU, LCITHC