Term Name: formamidine
Synonyms: formamidine, formimidamide, HC(=NH)-NH2, imidoformamide, methanimidamide, methanoic acid amidine
Definition: The smallest member of the class of carboxamidines being formic acid with the O and OH groups from the carboxy function replaced by NH and NH2 groups respectively. The parent of the class of formamidines.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:38477]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: carboxamidine formamidines one-carbon compound
has_functional_parent: formic acid
has_role: EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor
inverse has_functional_parent: formamidine pesticide N'-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethylformamidine
inverse is_substituent_group_from: (aminomethylidene)amino group carbamimidoyl group methaneimidamido group