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S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine

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S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
Names
IUPAC name S-(5'-Deoxyadenos-5'-yl)-L-homocysteine
Other names AdoHcy, 2-S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine,
5'-S-(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)-5'-thioadenosine S-adenosylhomocysteine, SAH
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.328 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
MeSH S-Adenosylhomocysteine
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C14H20N6O5S/c15-6(14(23)24)1-2-26-3-7-9(21)10(22)13(25-7)20-5-19-8-11(16)17-4-18-12(8)20/h4-7,9-10,13,21-22H,1-3,15H2,(H,23,24)(H2,16,17,18)/t6-,7+,9+,10+,13+/m0/s1Key: ZJUKTBDSGOFHSH-WFMPWKQPSA-N
  • InChI=1/C14H20N6O5S/c15-6(14(23)24)1-2-26-3-7-9(21)10(22)13(25-7)20-5-19-8-11(16)17-4-18-12(8)20/h4-7,9-10,13,21-22H,1-3,15H2,(H,23,24)(H2,16,17,18)/t6-,7+,9+,10+,13+/m0/s1Key: ZJUKTBDSGOFHSH-WFMPWKQPBX
SMILES
  • O=C(O)(N)CCSC3O(n2cnc1c(ncnc12)N)(O)3O
Properties
Chemical formula C14H20N6O5S
Molar mass 384.412
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkverify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) is an amino acid derivative used in several metabolic pathways in most organisms. It is an intermediate in the synthesis of cysteine and adenosine.

SAH is formed by the demethylation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM).

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Amino acid metabolism metabolic intermediates
Kacetyl-CoA
lysine
leucine
tryptophanalanine
G
G→pyruvate
citrate
glycine
serine
G→glutamate
α-ketoglutarate
histidine
proline
arginine
other
G→propionyl-CoA
succinyl-CoA
valine
isoleucine
methionine
threonine
propionyl-CoA
G→fumarate
phenylalaninetyrosine
G→oxaloacetate
Other
Cysteine metabolism


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