Histidine methyl ester

Histidine methyl ester (HME) is an irreversible histidine decarboxylase inhibitor.^[1][2][3] It is the methyl ester of histidine.

HME bound to histidine decarboxylase

Histidine methyl ester

Names
Other names Methyl L-histidinate, HME
Identifiers
CAS Number	1499-46-3 Y 7389-87-9 (HCl) N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	957974
ChEBI	CHEBI:70961
ChEMBL	ChEMBL54664
ChemSpider	83857
ECHA InfoCard	100.014.645
EC Number	216-109-3
PubChem CID	92893
UNII	9IHZ1723UE Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90933797
InChI InChI=1S/C7H11N3O2/c1-12-7(11)6(8)2-5-3-9-4-10-5/h3-4,6H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)/t6-/m0/s1 Key: BXRMEWOQUXOLDH-LURJTMIESA-N
SMILES COC(=O)[C@H](Cc1c[nH]cn1)N
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H11N3O2
Molar mass	169.184 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

See also

• Histidine decarboxylase
• α-Fluoromethylhistidine