ContaminantDB: Carbon-14

Identification Taxonomy Biological Properties Physical Properties Toxicity Profile Spectra Concentrations Links References Targets (1)XML

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2014-10-15 22:07:58 UTC

Update Date

2016-11-09 01:09:15 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM003951

Identification

Common Name

Carbon-14

Class

Small Molecule

Description

Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Its presence in organic materials is the basis of the radiocarbon dating method pioneered by Willard Libby and colleagues (1949) to date archaeological, geological and hydrogeological samples. Carbon-14 was discovered on 27 February 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, although its existence had been suggested by Franz Kurie in 1934.

Contaminant Sources

T3DB toxins

Contaminant Type

Industrial/Workplace Toxin
Natural Compound
Organic Compound
Radioactive

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Value	Source
C-14 Radioisotope	MeSH
14C Radioisotope	MeSH

Chemical Formula

CH₄

Average Molecular Mass

18.035 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

18.035 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

14762-75-5

IUPAC Name

(¹⁴C)methane

Traditional Name

(¹⁴C)methane

SMILES

[14CH4]

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/CH4/h1H4/i1+2

InChI Key

VNWKTOKETHGBQD-NJFSPNSNSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkanes. These are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2 , and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Hydrocarbons

Class

Saturated hydrocarbons

Sub Class

Alkanes

Direct Parent

Alkanes

Alternative Parents

Not Available

Substituents

Acyclic alkane
Alkane
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Exogenous

Cellular Locations

Cell surface
Cytosol
Extracellular
Membrane Fraction
Microsome
Mitochondrion
Peroxisome
Plasma Membrane
Soluble Fraction

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Pathways

Name	SMPDB Link	KEGG Link
Carbon Metabolism	Not Available	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Not Available	Not Available
Nitrogen Metabolism	Not Available	Not Available
Fatty acid elongation	Not Available	map00062
Pentose Phosphate Pathway	SMP00031	map00030
Lysine biosynthesis	Not Available	map00300
Galactose Metabolism	SMP00043	map00052
Fatty acid Metabolism	SMP00051	map00071
Endocytosis	Not Available	map04144
Biosynthesis Of Amino Acids	Not Available	Not Available
Two Component System	Not Available	Not Available
Toluene Degradation	Not Available	Not Available
Pyruvate Metabolism	SMP00060	map00620
Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis	Not Available	Not Available
Insulin secretion	Not Available	map04911
Influenza a	Not Available	map05164
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis	SMP00456	map00061
Degradation Of Aromatic Compounds	Not Available	Not Available
Benzoate Degradation	Not Available	Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Solid

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	0 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	-1.3	ALOGPS
logP	1.08	ChemAxon
logS	1.08	ALOGPS
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	0 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	0	ChemAxon
Refractivity	6.35 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	2.59 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	1	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	View
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-014i-9000000000-9d8342b86bcfe423c16e	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-014i-9000000000-9d8342b86bcfe423c16e	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-014i-9000000000-9d8342b86bcfe423c16e	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-014i-9000000000-c888af3d1348fef91ee6	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-014i-9000000000-c888af3d1348fef91ee6	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-014i-9000000000-c888af3d1348fef91ee6	Spectrum

Toxicity Profile

Route of Exposure

Ingestion, inhalation, puncture, wound, skin contamination (absorption)

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Not Available

Lethal Dose

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Internalized radionuclides that emit β particles are carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) (1). Carbon-14 undergoes beta decay.

Uses/Sources

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Health Effects

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Concentrations

Not Available

External Links

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

Not Available

FooDB ID

Not Available

Phenol Explorer ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

BiGG ID

Not Available

BioCyc ID

Not Available

METLIN ID

Not Available

PDB ID

Not Available

Wikipedia Link

Carbon-14

Chemspider ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

PubChem Compound ID

26873

Kegg Compound ID

Not Available

YMDB ID

Not Available

ECMDB ID

Not Available

References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

MSDS

Not Available

General References

Not Available

Carbon-14 (CHEM003951)

Structure for CHEM003951: Carbon-14