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  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-05-31 14:00:10 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-09-13 12:56:13 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB03701</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB000521</m2m_id>
  <name>Dimethylbenzimidazole</name>
  <description>Dimethylbenzimidazole is an intermediate in Riboflavin metabolism. </description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>5,6-Dimethyl-1H-Benzimidazole</synonym>
    <synonym>5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole</synonym>
    <synonym>Dimedazole</synonym>
    <synonym>Dimesol</synonym>
    <synonym>Dimethylbenzimidazole</synonym>
    <synonym>Dimezol (VAN)</synonym>
    <synonym>DimezolDimedazol</synonym>
    <synonym>DMB</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C9H10N2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>146.1891</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>146.08439833</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>582-60-5</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>CC1=CC2=C(C=C1C)N=CN2</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C9H10N2/c1-6-3-8-9(4-7(6)2)11-5-10-8/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,10,11)</inchi>
  <inchikey>LJUQGASMPRMWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
    <cellular_location>Cytosol</cellular_location>
    <cellular_location>Membrane</cellular_location>
  </cellular_locations>
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      <value>1.88</value>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>2.08e+00 g/l</value>
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      <value>205.5 oC</value>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>2.29</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>6.43</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>146.1891</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>146.08439833</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>CC1=CC2=C(C=C1C)N=CN2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C9H10N2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>InChI=1S/C9H10N2/c1-6-3-8-9(4-7(6)2)11-5-10-8/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,10,11)</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>LJUQGASMPRMWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>28.68</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>45.05</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>16.47</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <pathway>
      <name>Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id/>
      <kegg_map_id>ec00860</kegg_map_id>
      <subject/>
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      <name>Riboflavin metabolism</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id/>
      <kegg_map_id>ec00740</kegg_map_id>
      <subject/>
    </pathway>
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      <name>Metabolic pathways</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id/>
      <kegg_map_id>eco01100</kegg_map_id>
      <subject/>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>adenosylcobalamin salvage from cobinamide</name>
      <description>Cobinamide is incorporated from the extracellular space through a transport system into the cytosol. Once inside the cytosol, cobinamide interacts with ATP through a cobinamide adenosyl transferase resulting in the release of a triphosphate and an adenosylcobinamide. The latter compound is then phosphorylated through an ATP-dependent cobinamide kinase resulting in the release of ADP, a hydrogen ion and adenosyl-cobinamide phosphate. This last compound then interacts with GTP and a hydrogen ion through a cobinamide-P guanylyltransferase resulting in the release of a pyrophosphate and an adenosylcobinamide-GDP.

A dimethylbenzimidazole interacts with a nicotinate D-ribonucleotide through a nicotinate-nucleotide dimethylbenzumidazole phosphoribosyltransferase resulting in the release of a nicotinate, a hydrogen ion and an alpha-ribazole 5' phosphate.

The adenosylcobinamide-GDP and the alpha-ribazole 5' phosphate interact together through a cobalamin 5' phosphate synthase resulting in the release of a hydrogen ion, a GMP and Adenosylcobalamin 5'-phosphate. The latter compound then interacts with a water molecule through an adenosylcbalamin 5' phosphate phosphatase resulting in the release of a phosphate and a coenzyme B12.

Likewise a cobalamin molecule can interact with ATP through a cobalamin adenosyltransferase resulting in the release of a triphosphate and a coenzyme B12</description>
      <pathwhiz_id>PW001884</pathwhiz_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
      <subject>Metabolic</subject>
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    <pathway>
      <name>adenosylcobalamin salvage from cobinamide I</name>
      <ecocyc_pathway_id>COBALSYN-PWY-1</ecocyc_pathway_id>
    </pathway>
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  <kegg_id>C03114</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id>15890</chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id>DIMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE</biocyc_id>
  <het_id>DMD</het_id>
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  <foodb_id/>
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    <reference>
      <reference_text>Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>21097882</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>22080510</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>17765195</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>18331064</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Sreekumar A, Poisson LM, Rajendiran TM, Khan AP, Cao Q, Yu J, Laxman B, Mehra R, Lonigro RJ, Li Y, Nyati MK, Ahsan A, Kalyana-Sundaram S, Han B, Cao X, Byun J, Omenn GS, Ghosh D, Pennathur S, Alexander DC, Berger A, Shuster JR, Wei JT, Varambally S, Beecher C, Chinnaiyan AM: Metabolomic profiles delineate potential role for sarcosine in prostate cancer progression. Nature. 2009 Feb 12;457(7231):910-4.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>19212411</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
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  <msds_url>http://hmdb.ca/system/metabolites/msds/000/003/282/original/HMDB03701.pdf?1358462358</msds_url>
  <enzymes>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Nicotinate-nucleotide--dimethylbenzimidazole phosphoribosyltransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P36562</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>COBT_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>cobT</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P36562.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
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  <transporters>
  </transporters>
  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>Dimethylbenzimidazole + Nicotinamide ribotide &lt;&gt; N1-(5-Phospho-a-D-ribosyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole + Hydrogen ion + Nicotinic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R04148</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id>DMBPPRIBOSYLTRANS-RXN</ecocyc_id>
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    <reaction_text>Nicotinamide ribotide + Dimethylbenzimidazole &gt; Hydrogen ion + Nicotinic acid + N1-(5-Phospho-a-D-ribosyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole</reaction_text>
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    <ecocyc_id>DMBPPRIBOSYLTRANS-RXN</ecocyc_id>
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    <reaction_text>Nicotinamide ribotide + Dimethylbenzimidazole &gt; Nicotinic acid + N1-(5-Phospho-a-D-ribosyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>Dimethylbenzimidazole + nicotinate beta-D-ribonucleotide + Nicotinamide ribotide &gt; Hydrogen ion + Nicotinic acid + N1-(5-Phospho-a-D-ribosyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id>PW_R005142</pw_reaction_id>
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  </concentrations>
</compound>
