Classification Term: 4012

Shiff bases (ontology term: CHEMONTID:0002394)

Aldimines where the nitrogen atom of the aldimine group is linked to an alkyl or aryl group." []

found 3 associated metabolites at family metabolite taxonomy ontology rank level.

Ancestor: Aldimines

Child Taxonomies: There is no child term of current ontology term.

Dehydrospermidine

N-(4-Aminobutylidene)-N-(3-aminopropyl)amine

C7H17N3 (143.1422)


Dehydrospermidine is the reduction form of spermidine. Spermidine is a polyamine involved in cellular metabolism that can be used to stimulate the enzyme, T7 RNA polymerase, a type of RNA polymerase. Spermidine has also been found to reduce the amount of ageing in yeast, flies, worms and human immune cells by inducing autophagy. Dehydrospermidine is the reduction form of spermidine

   

Isopentylideneisopentylamine

3-Methyl-N-[(e)-3-methylbutylidene]-1-butanamine

C10H21N (155.1674)


Isopentylideneisopentylamine is used as a food additive [EAFUS] ("EAFUS: Everything Added to Food in the United States. [http://www.eafus.com/]")

   

Ethylidenethiourea

N-Ethylidenecarbamimidothioate

C3H6N2S (102.0252)