Homocysteine (Compound)

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ID336
NameHomocysteine
SynonymsTotal homocysteine (tHcy); L-Homocysteine
Structure
MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
DescriptionMarker of folate deficiency.
ClassificationCompounds > Chemical entities > Organic compounds > Organic acids and derivatives > Carboxylic acids and derivatives > Amino acids, peptides, and analogues > Amino acids and derivatives > Alpha amino acids and derivatives > Alpha amino acids > L-alpha-amino acids
CAS number6027-13-0
PubChem ID91552
ChEBI ID17588
FooDB IDFDB001491
HMDB IDHMDB0000742

Chemical data

MolDBi data

IUPAC Name(2S)-2-amino-4-sulfanylbutanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC NameL-homocysteine
FormulaC4H9NO2S
InChIInChI=1S/C4H9NO2S/c5-3(1-2-8)4(6)7/h3,8H,1-2,5H2,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1
InChI KeyFFFHZYDWPBMWHY-VKHMYHEASA-N
Molecular weight135.185
Exact mass135.035399227
SMILESN[C@@H](CCS)C(O)=O

ClassyFire Taxonomy

Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as l-alpha-amino acids. These are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassAmino acids, peptides, and analogues
Direct ParentL-alpha-amino acids
Alternative Parents

Publications with Homocysteine

IDTitleFirst authorAuthorsYearJournalVolumeIssuePagesPubMed IDDOIStudy designNo. of BiomarkersNo. of Intake valuesNo. of Concentration valuesNo. of Reproducibility valuesNo. of Correlation valuesNo. of Metabolomic associationsNo. of Microbiota associationsNo. of Cancer associations

Biomarker data

Measurements of Homocysteine in biospecimens

Concentration values

IDParent IDDepthSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailMeasurement sizeDetected (nb)Detected (%)Detected only?Arithmethic meanArithmethic SDGeometric meanGeometric SDMinMin (detected)Percentile_05Percentile_10Percentile_25MedianPercentile_75Percentile_90Percentile_95MaxInterquartile rangeMean 95% CI lowerMean 95% CI upperGMean 95% CI lowerGMean 95% CI upperUnitConverted arithmetic meanConverted geometric meanConverted medianConverted unitAdjustment typeAdjusted onRegressed onExpressed asPublication

Reproducibility values

IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailArithmetic meanGeometric meanMedianUnitAdjusted onReproducibility sizeICCICC 95% CI lowerICC 95% CI upperCV% WSCV% BSVAR WSVAR BSPublication

Associations of Homocysteine with exposures

Correlation values

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailSupplement intakes included?Intake Arithmetic meanIntake Geometric meanIntake MedianIntake UnitIntake Adjusted onBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailBiomarker Arithmetic meanBiomarker Geometric meanBiomarker MedianBiomarker UnitBiomarker Adjusted onCorrelation sizeCorrelation typeCorrelation valueCorrelation 95% CI lowerCorrelation 95% CI upperCorrelation p-valueSignificant?Measurement adjustmentDeattenuated?CovariatesPublication

Metabolomic associations

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortNo. of subjectsIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntervention doseBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerStructural identificationFeature selectionArea under curveSensitivitySpecificityPLS-DA VIPBeta coefficientBeta coefficient p-valueANOVA p-valuePublication

Microbiota associations

IDBiomarkerExperimental evidenceOrganismBiospecimenAntibiotic Bacterial sourceSubstrate Publication

Associations of Homocysteine with cancer risk

Cancer associations

IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortNo. of subjectsNo. of casesNo. of controlsBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailCancerStudy designPublication

Exposure data

Measurements of Homocysteine exposures in populations

Intake values

IDParent IDDepthSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake assessment toolIntake food coverageIntake time coverageIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailFood descriptionSupplement intakes included?Measurement sizeDetected (nb)Detected (%)Detected only?Arithmethic meanArithmethic SDGeometric meanGeometric SDMinMin (detected)Percentile_05Percentile_10Percentile_25MedianPercentile_75Percentile_90Percentile_95MaxInterquartile rangeMean 95% CI lowerMean 95% CI upperGMean 95% CI lowerGMean 95% CI upperUnitConverted arithmetic meanConverted geometric meanConverted medianConverted unitAdjustment typeAdjusted onRegressed onExpressed asPublication

Associations of Homocysteine exposures with biomarkers

Correlation values

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailSupplement intakes included?Intake Arithmetic meanIntake Geometric meanIntake MedianIntake UnitIntake Adjusted onBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailBiomarker Arithmetic meanBiomarker Geometric meanBiomarker MedianBiomarker UnitBiomarker Adjusted onCorrelation sizeCorrelation typeCorrelation valueCorrelation 95% CI lowerCorrelation 95% CI upperCorrelation p-valueSignificant?Measurement adjustmentDeattenuated?CovariatesPublication