PubChem CID · CC0
/ COMPOUND
ergothioneine(1+)
PubChem CID 3037043Formula C9H16N3O2S+MW 230.3111 food sources
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
S-(hercyn-2-yl)-L-cysteine S-oxide + AH2 + H(+) = ergothioneine + pyruvate + A + NH4(+)
productRHEA:RHEA:52784 →
2-sulfenohercynine + AH2 + H(+) = ergothioneine + A + H2O
productRHEA:RHEA:75843 →
ergothioneine(out) + Na(+)(out) = ergothioneine(in) + Na(+)(in)
ergothioneine(out) + ATP + H2O = ergothioneine(in) + ADP + phosphate + H(+)
productRHEA:RHEA:76263 →
ergothioneine(in) = ergothioneine(out)
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 3037043, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 3037043