Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-05-26 00:26:49 UTC
Update Date2016-11-09 01:18:41 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM028418
Identification
Common NameL-Theanine
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionA N(5)-alkylglutamine where the alkyl group is ethyl. It has been isolated from green tea.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
N5-Ethyl-L-glutamineChEBI
gamma-GlutamylethylamideHMDB
Theanine, (D)-isomerHMDB
L-Glutamic acid-gamma-ethylamideHMDB
Theanine, (DL)-isomerHMDB
delta-GlutamylethylamideHMDB
Theanine, (L)-isomerHMDB
(+)-TheanineHMDB
L-gamma-GlutamylethylamideHMDB
L-Γ-glutamylethylamideHMDB
N-gamma-Ethyl-L-glutamineHMDB
N-Γ-ethyl-L-glutamineHMDB
Nγ-ethyl-L-glutamineHMDB
SuntheanineHMDB
TheaninHMDB
N(5)-Ethyl-L-glutamineHMDB
TheanineHMDB
L-TheanineChEBI
Chemical FormulaC7H14N2O3
Average Molecular Mass174.198 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass174.100 g/mol
CAS Registry Number3081-61-6
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-amino-4-(ethylcarbamoyl)butanoic acid
Traditional Nametheanine
SMILESCCN=C(O)CCC(N)C(O)=O
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C7H14N2O3/c1-2-9-6(10)4-3-5(8)7(11)12/h5H,2-4,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChI KeyDATAGRPVKZEWHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glutamine and derivatives. Glutamine and derivatives are compounds containing glutamine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of glutamine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassAmino acids, peptides, and analogues
Direct ParentGlutamine and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Glutamine or derivatives
  • Alpha-amino acid
  • L-alpha-amino acid
  • Fatty amide
  • N-acyl-amine
  • Fatty acid
  • Fatty acyl
  • Carboxamide group
  • Secondary carboxylic acid amide
  • Amino acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Primary amine
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Primary aliphatic amine
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic oxide
  • Amine
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility4.25 g/LALOGPS
logP-2.5ALOGPS
logP-3.4ChemAxon
logS-1.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)2.35ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)9.31ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area92.42 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity42.76 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability17.89 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (3 TMS)splash10-05ai-1910000000-036caaf79935b62dafb8Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0ik9-2920000000-b4175a19d175fc2dfaabSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-054o-9200000000-ad824a92c4a91b92d3beSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0kmr-9420000000-fd2f30cc6e3beb84fc83Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-00di-0900000000-5d75f1c18d21692a3a7aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-1900000000-30f94d8454c885920222Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001i-9300000000-533425b383afd6ea8b10Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0089-9000000000-cd51416fce1d90ca5a32Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001l-9000000000-d11379cff212e4305279Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0a59-4900000000-233828d22b124785b538Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-001i-9100000000-c68d3e3853f38b6441ebSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-1d437318f6185e9abed1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-053r-9000000000-f98a061445440bd8d92fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Negativesplash10-0pi9-4900000000-bc5d761afc2906c70f9aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Positivesplash10-001i-9400000000-a38f88002cc84f835dbfSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-002f-7900000000-700a74673280513b750aSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0006-9300000000-c05118c6382a21ee49c6Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-5900d952e786b1c37b5cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-1900000000-ba1082ef889273ac4decSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-05i3-4900000000-74c4e555cb1b6dd5de58Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9100000000-854bf36c0c647d7b14a4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0bt9-0900000000-8ab94ce283e2c855565cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-05fr-4900000000-f58dee8213166ad39be4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-ead54ac3cc631ccf43b3Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-004i-3900000000-6f8b15731e34783f4301Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-001i-9300000000-1c6627be4cfa6191919aSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a59-9100000000-20b79ebdc4f84490ec0fSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDDB12444
HMDB IDHMDB0034365
FooDB IDFDB012738
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00030691
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkL-theanine
Chemspider ID388498
ChEBI ID17394
PubChem Compound ID439378
Kegg Compound IDC01047
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDECMDB20304
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20416364
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23096008
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23097345
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23395732
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24304633
6. Hagi T, Kobayashi M, Nomura M: Metabolome analysis of milk fermented by gamma-aminobutyric acid-producing Lactococcus lactis. J Dairy Sci. 2016 Feb;99(2):994-1001. doi: 10.3168/jds.2015-9945. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
7. Di X, Yan J, Zhao Y, Zhang J, Shi Z, Chang Y, Zhao B: L-theanine protects the APP (Swedish mutation) transgenic SH-SY5Y cell against glutamate-induced excitotoxicity via inhibition of the NMDA receptor pathway. Neuroscience. 2010 Jul 14;168(3):778-86. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.019. Epub 2010 Apr 21.
8. Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.