CHEBI:16842 - formaldehyde

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16842
ChEBI Nameformaldehyde
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DefinitionAn aldehyde resulting from the formal oxidation of methanol.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5142, CHEBI:14274, CHEBI:24077, CHEBI:337763
Last Modified20 November 2019
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FormulaCH2O
Net Charge0
Average Mass30.026
Monoisotopic Mass30.01056
SMILES[H]C([H])=O
InChIInChI=1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2
InChIKeyWSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Escherichia coli (ncbitaxon:562) - PubMed (21988831)
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Roles:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
allergen  A chemical compound, or part thereof, which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor  An EC 3.5.1.* (non-peptide linear amide C-N hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of amidase (EC 3.5.1.4).
disinfectant  An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role allergen (CHEBI:50904)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor (CHEBI:77941)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842) is a one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
Incoming Relation(s)
compound 48/80 (CHEBI:75295) has functional parent formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
methanimine (CHEBI:38220) has functional parent formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
oxomethyl (CHEBI:29327) has functional parent formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
phosgene (CHEBI:29365) has functional parent formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
carbonylidene group (CHEBI:30152) is substituent group from formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
IUPAC Name 
formaldehyde
Synonyms  Source
FormaldehydNIST Chemistry WebBook
FormaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
FORMALDEHYDEPDBeChem
FormalinKEGG COMPOUND
FORMALINChEMBL
MethanalKEGG COMPOUND
UniProt Name  Source
formaldehydeUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
3244DrugCentral
359PPDB
C00067KEGG COMPOUND
c0122UM-BBD
D00017KEGG DRUG
DB03843DrugBank
FORPDBeChem
FormaldehydeWikipedia
FORMALDEHYDEMetaCyc
HMDB0001426HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1209228Reaxys
Gmelin:445Gmelin
CAS:50-00-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:50-00-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:50-00-0ChemIDplus
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