Any animal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in mammals.
Member | Definition | Class |
14-methylhexadecanoic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 14. | 14-methylhexadecanoic acid |
18-methyleicosanoic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is arachidic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 18. | 18-methylicosanoic acid |
2-aminoadipic acid | An alpha-amino acid that is adipic acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. An intermediate in the formation of lysine. | 2-aminoadipic acid |
2,3,4-trimethylpentane | An alkane that is pentane substituted by a methyl group at positions 2,3 and 4. It is a constituent of gasoline. | 2,3,4-trimethylpentane |
2,8-dihydroxyadenine | An oxopurine that is adenine bearing two oxo substituents at positions 2 and 8. | 2,8-dihydroxyadenine; 2,8-dioxoadenine |
3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid | A hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl group. It is a major chlorinated metabolite of chlorotyrosine. | (3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
4-methyl-3-heptanone | A dialkyl ketone that is 4-methylheptane substituted by an oxo group at position 3. | 4-methylheptan-3-one |
6 beta-hydroxycortisol | A C21-steroid that is cortisol bearing an additional hydroxy substituent at the 6beta-position. In humans, it is produced as a metabolite of cortisol by cytochrome p450-3A4 (CYP3A4, an important enzyme involved in the metabolism of a variety of exogenous and endogenous compounds) and can be used to detect moderate and potent CYP3A4 inhibition in vivo. | 6beta-hydroxycortisol |
aflatoxin m1 | A member of the class of aflatoxins that is aflatoxin B1 in which the hydrogen at position 9a is replaced by a hydroxy group. | aflatoxin M1 |
albicanol | A drimane-type sesquiterpenoid orginally isolated from the liverwort Diplophyllum albicans. It exhibits fish antifeedant, antifungal and antineoplastic activities. | (+)-albicanol |
ambrein | A triterpenoid alcohol that is a constituent of ambergris, an intestinal secretion of the sperm whale Physeter catodon. | ambrein |
androst-16-en-3-one | An androstanoid that is 5alpha-androst-16-ene substituted by an oxo group at position 3. It is a steroid pheromone found in high concentrations in the saliva of male pigs,. | 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one |
androstane-3,6,17-triol | A 3beta sterol that is 5alpha-androstane which is substituted by beta-hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 17 and by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 6. | 5alpha-androstane-3beta,6alpha,17beta-triol |
androstane-3,7,17-triol | A 3beta sterol that is 5alpha-androstane which is substituted by beta-hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 17 and by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 7. | 5alpha-androstane-3beta,7alpha,17beta-triol |
benzamidoxime | A member of the class of amidoximes obtained by formal condensation of the carbonyl group of benzamide with hydroxylamine. | benzamidoxime |
cyclic 3',5'-uridine monophosphate | A 3',5'-cyclic pyrimidine nucleotide having uridine as the nucleobase. | 3',5'-cyclic UMP |
cyclic imp | A 3',5'-cyclic purine nucleotide having hypoxanthine as the nucleobase. | 3',5'-cyclic IMP |
cystathionine ketimine | A 1-thia-4-azacyclohepta-3-ene-3,5-dicarboxylic acid that has R-configuration. It is cyclic sulfur-containing imino acid detected in bovine brain extracts. | cystathionine ketimine |
delta-1-piperidine-6-carboxylic acid | A tetrahydropyridine that is 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine having a carboxy group at the 2-position. | 1-piperideine-6-carboxylic acid |
dimethyldiselenide | An organoselenium compound that is diselane covalently bound to two methyl groups. It has been detected in onion-family vegetables and soft-necked garlics. It induces ER stress and toxic protein aggregation in the budding yeast, S. cerevisiae and used as a reagent to identify distonic radical cations. | dimethyl diselenide |
equilenin | A 3-hydroxy steroid that is estrone which carries two double bonds at positions 6 and 8. It is found in the urine of pregnant mare's and extensively used for estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. | equilenin |
erucyl amide | A primary fatty amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of erucic acid with ammonia. It is commonly used as a slip additive in the plastic manufacturing industry. | erucamide |
estradiol-3-sulfate | A steroid sulfate obtained by the formal condensation of sulfuric acid with the 3-hydroxy group of 17beta-estradiol. | 17beta-estradiol 3-sulfate |
felinine | A cysteine thioether that is the S-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-yl) derivative of L-cysteine. It is a major component of the urine of the domestic cat. | felinine zwitterion; felinine |
glutaurine | A dipeptide resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of taurine with the gamma-carboxy group of L-glutamic acid. It was initially found in the parathyroid in 1980 and later in the brain of mammals. | glutaurine zwitterion; glutaurine |
isovaleric acid | A C5, branched-chain saturated fatty acid. | isovaleric acid |
margaric acid | A C17 saturated fatty acid and trace component of fats in ruminants. | heptadecanoic acid |
N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucose | An amino trisaccharide that is the carbohydrate portion of ganglioside GM3. It comprises a linear sequence of alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl, beta-D-galactosyl and beta-D-glucose residues linked (2->3) and (1->4). | 3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucose.html>N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucose |
n-arachidonoyl l-serine | An N-acyl-amino acid resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of arachidonic acid with the amino group of L-serine. It is an endocannabinoid-like lipid isolated from bovine brains. | N-arachidonoyl-L-serine |
n-arachidonoylalanine | An N-acyl-L-alanine resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of L-alanine with the carboxy group of arachidonic acid. | N-arachidonoyl-L-alanine |
skatole | A methylindole carrying a methyl substituent at position 3. It is produced during the anoxic metabolism of L-tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract. | skatole |