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L-homoarginine

156-86-5C7H16N4O2188.231 g/mol

An L-lysine derivative that is the L-enantiomer of homoarginine. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number156-86-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC7H16N4O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass188.231 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass188.12733 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:27747ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass188.23 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass188.12732577 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP-3.7PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)128PubChem ↗
H-bond donors4PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors4PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds6PubChem ↗

PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.

Names & structural identifiers

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L-homoarginine
N(6)-carbamimidoyl-L-lysine
QUOGESRFPZDMMT-YFKPBYRVSA-N
N=C(N)NCCCC[C@H](N)C(=O)O
InChI=1S/C7H16N4O2/c8-5(6(12)13)3-1-2-4-11-7(9)10/h5H,1-4,8H2,(H,12,13)(H4,9,10,11)/t5-/m0/s1

Names & synonyms

N(6)-carbamimidoyl-L-lysine

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

biomarkerEC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitorxenobiotic metabolitehuman metaboliterat metabolite

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

Calculated from sourced mass
Equivalent amount
0.00531262 mol

Uses 188.231 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 7 atoms
44.67%
N
Nitrogen · 4 atoms
29.77%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
17.00%
H
Hydrogen · 16 atoms
8.57%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
L-homoarginine suppresses exocrine pancreas in rats. ↗Amino acids · 2003 Jun · PMID 12768501
Serum L-homoarginine concentration is elevated during normal pregnancy and is related to flow-mediated vasodilatation. ↗Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · 2008 Nov · PMID 18802314

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:27747

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 9085 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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