CAS 58-85-5PubChem CID 171548
Biotin
Biotin is an organic heterobicyclic compound that consists of 2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazole having a valeric acid substituent attached to the tetrahydrothiophene ring. The parent of the class of biotins. It has a role as a coenzyme, a cofactor, a prosthetic group, a nutraceutical, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and a fundamental metabolite. It is a vitamin B7 and a member of biotins. It is a conjugate acid of a biotinate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxo-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrothieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H16N2O3S
- Molecular weight
- 244.31 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 244.08816355 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 104.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 3
Also known as
d-biotinvitamin HVitamin B7Bioepidermcoenzyme RFactor SBios IID(+)-Biotin
16 more reported names
D-(+)-Biotin(+)-BiotinBiotineBiotinaFactor S (vitamin)Injacom HBiotinumVitamin BwRitatin1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazole-4-pentanoic acid, hexahydro-2-oxo-, (3aS,4S,6aR)-5-((3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl)pentanoic acidcis-Hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno(3,4)imidazole-4-valeric acidcis-Tetrahydro-2-oxothieno(3,4-d)imidazoline-4-valeric acidNSC-63865CHEBI:159566SO6U10H04
External database identifiers
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