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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H6N4O.ClH
Molecular Weight 162.578
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of 5-AMINOIMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.NC(=O)C1=C(N)NC=N1

InChI

InChIKey=MXCUYSMIELHIQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H6N4O.ClH/c5-3-2(4(6)9)7-1-8-3;/h1H,5H2,(H2,6,9)(H,7,8);1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H6N4O
Molecular Weight 126.1166
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Regulation of fatty acid oxidation and glucose metabolism in rat soleus muscle: effects of AICAR.
2001 Aug
Evaluation of the catalytic mechanism of AICAR transformylase by pH-dependent kinetics, mutagenesis, and quantum chemical calculations.
2001 May 23
Stimulation of glucose transport by AMP-activated protein kinase via activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.
2001 Nov 2
Penetration of dacarbazine and its active metabolite 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide into cutaneous metastases of human malignant melanoma.
2001 Oct 15
Regulation of muscle GLUT-4 transcription by AMP-activated protein kinase.
2001 Sep
The effects of AICAR on adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells.
2001 Sep 7
Regulation of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis in rat hepatocytes by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR).
2002 Feb 15
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment improves glucose homeostasis in insulin-resistant diabetic (ob/ob) mice.
2002 Jan
Targeting the AMP-activated protein kinase for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
2002 Jul
AMP-activated protein kinase suppresses protein synthesis in rat skeletal muscle through down-regulated mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling.
2002 Jul 5
Effect of fiber type and nutritional state on AICAR- and contraction-stimulated glucose transport in rat muscle.
2002 Jun
Activation of GLUT1 by metabolic and osmotic stress: potential involvement of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).
2002 Jun 1
Acute and chronic treatment of ob/ob and db/db mice with AICAR decreases blood glucose concentrations.
2002 Jun 21
Cloning and characterization of methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2002 Jun 7
Effect of AICAR treatment on glycogen metabolism in skeletal muscle.
2002 Mar
Down-regulation of Lsm1 is involved in human prostate cancer progression.
2002 Mar 18
Regulation of GLUT4 biogenesis in muscle: evidence for involvement of AMPK and Ca(2+).
2002 May
A potential role for AMP-activated protein kinase in meiotic induction in mouse oocytes.
2002 May 1
AMP-activated protein kinase kinase: detection with recombinant AMPK alpha1 subunit.
2002 May 10
AICAR and phlorizin reverse the hypoglycemia-specific defect in glucagon secretion in the diabetic BB rat.
2002 Nov
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-beta -D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) stimulates myocardial glycogenolysis by allosteric mechanisms.
2003 Apr
A possible linkage between AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway.
2003 Jan
Regulation of glycogen synthase by glucose and glycogen: a possible role for AMP-activated protein kinase.
2003 Jan
Increased AMP:ATP ratio and AMP-activated protein kinase activity during cellular senescence linked to reduced HuR function.
2003 Jul 18
5-amino-imidazole carboxamide riboside increases glucose transport and cell-surface GLUT4 content in skeletal muscle from subjects with type 2 diabetes.
2003 May
Glucose regulates EF-2 phosphorylation and protein translation by a protein phosphatase-2A-dependent mechanism in INS-1-derived 832/13 cells.
2003 May 16
Requirement for 3-phosphoinositide-kependent dinase-1 (PDK-1) in insulin-induced glucose uptake in immortalized brown adipocytes.
2003 Oct 3
Mapping of the bovine genes of the de novo AMP synthesis pathway.
2004 Dec
Ca2+ and AMPK both mediate stimulation of glucose transport by muscle contractions.
2004 Feb
Multiple independent kinase cascades are targeted by hyperosmotic stress but only one activates stress kinase p38.
2004 Jan 15
Over-expression of sterol-regulatory-element-binding protein-1c (SREBP1c) in rat pancreatic islets induces lipogenesis and decreases glucose-stimulated insulin release: modulation by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR).
2004 Mar 15
Activation of glycogen phosphorylase with 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside (AICAR). Assessment of glycogen as a precursor of mannosyl residues in glycoconjugates.
2004 Mar 26
Adenosine induces apoptosis in the human gastric cancer cells via an intrinsic pathway relevant to activation of AMP-activated protein kinase.
2004 May 15
MEK inhibitors block AICAR-induced maturation in mouse oocytes by a MAPK-independent mechanism.
2005 Feb
Exercise-induced increase in muscle insulin sensitivity.
2005 Jul
5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside: a novel immunomodulator with therapeutic efficacy in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
2005 Jul 1
AICAR suppresses IL-2 expression through inhibition of GSK-3 phosphorylation and NF-AT activation in Jurkat T cells.
2005 Jul 1
Enhanced insulin-stimulated glycogen synthesis in response to insulin, metformin or rosiglitazone is associated with increased mRNA expression of GLUT4 and peroxisomal proliferator activator receptor gamma co-activator 1.
2005 Jun
The glucose dependence of Akt-transformed cells can be reversed by pharmacologic activation of fatty acid beta-oxidation.
2005 Jun 16
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase suppresses vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through the inhibition of cell cycle progression.
2005 Oct 14
AMP-activated protein kinase and type 2 diabetes.
2006
5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-4-ribofuranoside attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis via modulation of endothelial-monocyte interaction.
2006 Aug 15
AMPK-mediated AS160 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle is dependent on AMPK catalytic and regulatory subunits.
2006 Jul
Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase within the ventromedial hypothalamus amplifies counterregulatory hormone responses in rats with defective counterregulation.
2006 Jun
Fluid shear stress and NO decrease the activity of the hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in endothelial cells via the AMP-activated protein kinase and FoxO1.
2007 Feb 2
Cytotoxic effect of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-4-ribofuranoside (AICAR) on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells: implication for targeted therapy.
2007 Jul 10
Role of hypothalamic adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase in the impaired counterregulatory response induced by repetitive neuroglucopenia.
2007 Mar
Role of glycogen content in insulin resistance in human muscle cells.
2007 May
AMP kinase activation increases glucose uptake, decreases apoptosis, and improves pregnancy outcome in embryos exposed to high IGF-I concentrations.
2007 Sep
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Name Type Language
5-AMINOIMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
DACARBAZINE RELATED COMPOUND A
USP   USP-RS  
Preferred Name English
1H-IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE, 5-AMINO-, HYDROCHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
AICA HCI
Common Name English
5-AMINOIMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE HCL
Common Name English
5-AMINO-IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT
Common Name English
1H-IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE, 5-AMINO-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE, 5-AMINO-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
AICA HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
5-AMINO-1H-IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
DACARBAZINE RELATED COMPOUND A [USP-RS]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE RELATED COMPOUND A [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
4-AMINO-5-IMIDAZOLE CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
NSC-113496
Code English
Code System Code Type Description
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-778-3
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00883234
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CAS
72-40-2
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FDA UNII
220691X0M3
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1162320
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NSC
113496
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PUBCHEM
66146
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