CHEBI:29024 - 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:29024
Definition A branched-chain fatty acid that is 4-methylpentanoic acid carrying an oxo substituent at C-3.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:1621, CHEBI:18673
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Formula C6H10O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 130.14180
Monoisotopic Mass 130.06299
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-4(2)5(7)3-6(8)9/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKey ZXLSKTZECNUVIS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(C)C(=O)CC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid (CHEBI:29024) has functional parent valeric acid (CHEBI:17418)
4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid (CHEBI:29024) is a 3-oxo fatty acid (CHEBI:134416)
4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid (CHEBI:29024) is a branched-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:35819)
4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid (CHEBI:29024) is conjugate acid of 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoate (CHEBI:62222)
Incoming 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoate (CHEBI:62222) is conjugate base of 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid (CHEBI:29024)
IUPAC Name
4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
3-Oxo-4-methylpentanoate KEGG COMPOUND
3-Oxo-4-methylpentanoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
3-Oxo-4-methylpentanoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
beta-Ketoisocaproate KEGG COMPOUND
beta-Ketoisocaproic acid KEGG COMPOUND
β-oxo-4-methylcaproic aicd ChEBI
β-oxo-4-methylpentanoic aicd ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C03467 KEGG COMPOUND
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Last Modified
06 February 2017