RefMet Compound Details

MW structure37767 (View MW Metabolite Database details)
RefMet nameMelatonin
Systematic nameN-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
SMILESCC(=O)NCCc1c[nH]c2ccc(cc12)OC   Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Exact mass232.121178 (neutral)
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FormulaC13H16N2O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
InChIInChI=1S/C13H16N2O2/c1-9(16)14-6-5-10-8-15-13-4-3-11(17-2)7-12(10)13/h3-4,7-8,15H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
InChIKeyDRLFMBDRBRZALE-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
Super ClassAlkaloids
Main ClassTryptophan alkaloids
Sub ClassTryptamines
Pubchem CID896
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Melatonin

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03130 S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + N-Acetylserotonin <=> S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + MelatoninS-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine:N-acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase
R03629 Melatonin + [Reduced NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + Oxygen <=> 6-Hydroxymelatonin + [Oxidized NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + H2Omelatonin,NADPH---hemoprotein reductase:oxygen oxidoreductase
R03628 Melatonin + Oxygen <=> Formyl-N-acetyl-5-methoxykynurenaminemelatonin:oxygen 2,3-dioxygenase (indole-decyclizing)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Melatonin

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00380 Tryptophan metabolism 3
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