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CHEBI:131364 - 2,3,4-trihydroxypentanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:131364
ChEBI Name2,3,4-trihydroxypentanoic acid
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DefinitionA hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is pentanoic acid carrying three carboxy substituents at positions 2, 3 and 4.
Last Modified28 July 2016
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FormulaC5H10O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass150.130
Monoisotopic Mass150.05282
SMILESCC(O)C(O)C(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H10O5/c1-2(6)3(7)4(8)5(9)10/h2-4,6-8H,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKeyCHUMGDDVFASTDV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
- PubMed (26839171)
- MetaboLights (MTBLS298)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2,3,4-trihydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:131364) has functional parent valeric acid (CHEBI:17418)
2,3,4-trihydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:131364) is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35868)
2,3,4-trihydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:131364) is a triol (CHEBI:27136)
IUPAC Name 
5-deoxypentonic acid
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1723060Reaxys