CHEBI:17844 - 2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:17844
Definition An α-amino acid that is acetoacetic acid which is substituted by an amino group at position 2.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:11507, CHEBI:998
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Formula C4H7NO3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 117.10332
Monoisotopic Mass 117.04259
InChI InChI=1S/C4H7NO3/c1-2(6)3(5)4(7)8/h3H,5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKey SAUCHDKDCUROAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)C(N)C(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17844) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17844) is a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:47881)
2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17844) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
Incoming L-2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:40673) is a 2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17844)
IUPAC Name
2-amino-3-oxobutanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-amino-3-ketobutyrate ChemIDplus
2-Amino-3-oxobutanoate KEGG COMPOUND
2-Amino-acetoacetate KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xref Database
C03214 KEGG COMPOUND
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Registry Number Type Source
6531-42-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Last Modified
07 January 2019