Dehydroglycine

Dehydroglycine is the organic compound with the formula HNCHCO₂H. This rarely observed species is invoked as the product of oxidation (dehydrogenation) of glycine by glycine oxidase (ThiO), which is a step in the biosynthesis of thiamin.^[1] It is also invoked as a product of the radical SAM-induced fragmentation of tyrosine.^[2] It is an imino acid.

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Dehydroglycine

Names
Other names Glycine imine, iminoacetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	4472-12-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:53647
ChemSpider	13375419
Gmelin Reference	1780785
KEGG	C15809
PubChem CID	3080609
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501344248
InChI InChI=1S/C2H3NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H,(H,4,5) Key: TVMUHOAONWHJBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(=N)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H3NO2
Molar mass	73.051 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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