6-Amino-5-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyuracil

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
19286-37-4

[ Name ]:
6-Amino-5-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyuracil

[Synonym ]:
Convicin
6-Amino-5-((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxy)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Convicine is a pyrimidine glycoside. Convicine, as well as Vicine, is the precursor of the aglycones Divicine and Isouramil. Convicine is the main factors of favism, which is a genetic condition leading to severe hemolysis after faba bean ingestion. Convicine can be isolated from the faba bean[1][2].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Elkins AC, et al. A Simple High-Throughput Method for the Analysis of Vicine and Convicine in Faba Bean. Molecules. 2022 Sep 23;27(19):6288.

[2]. Rizzello CG, et al. Degradation of vicine, convicine and their aglycones during fermentation of faba bean flour. Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 31;6:32452.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₀H₁₅N₃O₈

[ Molecular Weight ]:
305.24

[ Exact Mass ]:
305.08600

[ PSA ]:
191.12000

Related Compounds

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