Molecular Identity
sarcosine
2-(methylamino)acetic acid
PubChem CID: 1088
Sarcosine is a N-alkylglycine that is the N-methyl derivative of glycine. It is an intermediate in the metabolic pathway of glycine. It has a role as a glycine transporter 1 inhibitor, a glycine receptor agonist, a mouse metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a N-methyl-amino acid, a member of N-methylglycines and a N-alkylglycine. It is a conjugate base of a sarcosinium. It is a conjugate acid of a sarcosinate. It is a tautomer of a sarcosine zwitterion.
2D Structure
Properties
C3H7NO2
Molecular Formula
89.09
Molecular Weight
g/mol
89.0477
Exact Mass
Da
-2.8
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
49.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
2
H-Bond Donors
3
H-Bond Acceptors
52
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
sarcosine107-97-1N-methylglycine2-(methylamino)acetic acidSarcosinic acidMethylaminoacetic acidN-Methylaminoacetic acidMethylglycineGlycine, N-methyl-(Methylamino)acetic acidSarcosin(Methylamino)ethanoic acidAcetic acid, (methylamino)-(methylamino)acetateMethylaminoethanoic acid
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