Ureidopropionic acid

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
462-88-4

[ Name ]:
Ureidopropionic acid

[Synonym ]:
3-(carbamoylamino)propanoic acid
N-carbamoyl-beta-alanine
3-Ureidopropionic Acid

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Ureidopropionic acid is an intermediate in the metabolism of uracil.

[Related Catalog]:

Natural Products >> Acids and Aldehydes

Research Areas >> Others

[Target]

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[Related Small Molecules]

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.337g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
324.8ºC at 760mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
170-175ºC (dec.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₈N₂O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
132.11800

[ Flash Point ]:
150.2ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
132.05300

[ PSA ]:
92.42000

[ LogP ]:
0.22060

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
4.87E-05mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.504

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S22

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ HS Code ]:
2924199090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2924199090

[ Summary ]:
2924199090. other acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; salts thereof. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Improved colorimetric procedure for quantitating N-carbamoyl-beta-alanine with minimum dihydrouracil interference.

Anal. Biochem. 122(2) , 345-7, (1982)

Sensitive method for the quantification of urinary pyrimidine metabolites in healthy adults by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 791(1-2) , 371-80, (2003)

Enzyme deficiencies in pyrimidine metabolism are associated with a risk for severe toxicity against the antineoplastic agent 5-fluorouracil. To assess whether urinary levels of pyrimidines and their m...

Comprehensive analysis of pyrimidine metabolism in 450 children with unspecific neurological symptoms using high-pressure liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.

J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. 28(6) , 1109-22, (2005)

To evaluate the significance of inborn metabolic disorders of the pyrimidine degradation pathway, 450 children with unspecific neurological symptoms were comprehensively studied; 200 healthy children ...