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Metabolite IDPAMDB000652
Identification
Name: Urea
Description:Urea is the principal end product of protein catabolism. Urea is formed in a cyclic pathway known simply as the urea cycle. In this cycle, amino groups donated by ammonia and L-aspartate are converted to urea. Urea is essentially a waste product; it has no physiological function.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • Alphadrate
  • Alphadric acid
  • Aqua care
  • Aqua care HP
  • Aquacare HP
  • Aquadrate
  • Aquadric acid
  • ARF
  • B-I-k
  • Basodexan
  • Beta-I-k
  • Breathtek ubt for h-pylori
  • Bromisovalum
  • Bubber shet
  • Calmurid
  • Calmurid HC
  • Carbaderm
  • Carbamex 330mgms
  • Carbamide
  • Carbamide resin
  • Carbamimate
  • Carbamimic acid
  • Carbamimidate
  • Carbamimidic acid
  • Carbonyl diamide
  • Carbonyl diamine
  • Carbonyldiamide
  • Carbonyldiamine
  • Carmol
  • Carmol 40
  • Carmol HC
  • Caswell No. 902
  • Dermaflex 20 Urea Cream 20%
  • Dermaflex Crm 10%
  • Dermal therapy-finger care
  • Dermal therapy-hand elbow and knee cream
  • Dermal therapy-heel care
  • Elaqua XX
  • Eucerin Lotion 10% D'uree
  • Harnstoff
  • Harnstoff [german]
  • Helicosol
  • Hyanit
  • Isourea
  • Keratinamin
  • Keratinamin kowa
  • Lotion
  • Mocovina
  • Mocovina [czech]
  • Murine ear wax removal system/murine ear drops
  • Nutraplus
  • Onychomal
  • Optigen 1200
  • Panafil
  • Pastaron
  • Pastaron (TN)
  • Pastaron 10
  • Pastaron 20
  • Pastaron 20 soft
  • Pastaron soft
  • Polyurea
  • Prespersion 75 urea
  • Pseudourea
  • Pseudourea [MeSH: pseudourea]
  • Pylori-chek breath test
  • Rubinol ST 010
  • Simply botanical sensations healing hands
  • Supercel 3000
  • Superprill
  • U-cort
  • Ultra mide
  • Ultra Mide 25
  • URE
  • Urea (JP15/USP)
  • Urea ammonium nitrate solution
  • Urea ammonium nitric acid solution
  • Urea homopolymer
  • Urea perhydrate
  • Urea perhydric acid
  • Urea solution
  • Urea-13C
  • Ureacin-10 lotion
  • Ureacin-20
  • Ureacin-40 Creme
  • Ureaphil
  • Urederm Cream 10%
  • Uree 20 Cream
  • Uremol 10 Cream 10%
  • Uremol 10 Lotion 10%
  • Uremol 20 Cream 20%
  • Ureophil
  • Urepeal
  • Urepeal l
  • Urepearl
  • Urevert
  • Urisec 22% Crm
  • Urisec Lotion 12%
  • Varioform II
  • β-I-K
Chemical Formula: CH4N2O
Average Molecular Weight: 60.0553
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 60.03236276
InChI Key: XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
CAS number: 57-13-6
IUPAC Name:urea
Traditional IUPAC Name: urea
SMILES:NC(N)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ureas. These are compounds containing two amine groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
Class Organic carbonic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassUreas
Direct Parent Ureas
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Urea
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: 132 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:545.0 mg/mL [YALKOWSKY,SH (1989)]PhysProp
LogP:-2.11 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility412.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.8ALOGPS
logP-1.4ChemAxon
logS0.84ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)15.73ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area69.11 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity13.14 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability5.1 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies)splash10-0002-0900000000-234545ed5860ba077237View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0079-3900000000-0ef80e5f5cd9dd6bd213View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-03di-9000000000-8f09c5d6f5e002dfa52eView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-03dl-9000000000-3d983e9f9115869f55c8View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-001i-9000000000-9404d66c59d266164c23View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-9000000000-4bdf0d3bd74007ba840aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03di-9000000000-7184b34bac3a316d9feaView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-37fd015e8c20febde95aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-2fc4ec950c571662bb31View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-3443c9c73d9a3f03e398View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-11d83d6bda76c25ec73fView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-02tc-9000000000-871569893ccfa5dd5395View in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
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Synthesis Reference: Leuthardt, F.; Glasson, B. Biological synthesis of urea. Verhandl. Ver. schweiz. Physiol. (1942), 21 25-7.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID16199
HMDB IDHMDB00294
Pubchem Compound ID1176
Kegg IDC00086
ChemSpider ID1143
WikipediaUrea
BioCyc IDUREA
EcoCyc IDUREA
Ligand ExpoURE

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in ureidoglycolate hydrolase activity
Specific function:
Involved in the anaerobic utilization of allantoin. Reinforces the induction of genes involved in the degradation of allantoin and glyoxylate by producing glyoxylate
Gene Name:
allA
Locus Tag:
PA1514
Molecular weight:
19 kDa
Reactions
(S)-ureidoglycolate + H(2)O = glyoxylate + 2 NH(3) + CO(2).

Transporters

General function:
Involved in transporter activity
Specific function:
Transporter of glycerol across the cytoplasmic membrane, with limited permeability to water and small uncharged compounds such as polyols
Gene Name:
glpF
Locus Tag:
PA3581
Molecular weight:
28.9 kDa