CHEBI:1438 - 3-(methylthio)propionic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:1438
ChEBI Name3-(methylthio)propionic acid
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DefinitionA thia fatty acid acid consisting of propionic acid with a methylthio substituent at the 3-position; an intermediate in mammalian methionine metabolism in vitro. The simplest known phytotoxin, it is a blight-inducing toxin produced by the cassava pathogen Xanthomonas campestris manihotis.
Last Modified13 July 2020
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FormulaC4H8O2S
Net Charge0
Average Mass120.173
Monoisotopic Mass120.02450
SMILESCSCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O2S/c1-7-3-2-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyCAOMCZAIALVUPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
phytotoxin  Any toxin produced by a plant.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438) has functional parent propionic acid (CHEBI:30768)
3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438) has role phytotoxin (CHEBI:38231)
3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438) is a thia fatty acid (CHEBI:59643)
3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438) is conjugate acid of 3-(methylthio)propionate (CHEBI:49016)
Incoming Relation(s)
3-(methylthio)propanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:83579) has functional parent 3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438)
butyl 3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoate (CHEBI:156073) has functional parent 3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438)
ethyl 3-(methylthio)propionate (CHEBI:87503) has functional parent 3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438)
3-(methylthio)propionate (CHEBI:49016) is conjugate base of 3-(methylthio)propionic acid (CHEBI:1438)
IUPAC Name 
3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
3-(Methylthio)propionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
3-methylthiopropanoic acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08276KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0001527HMDB
C00001194KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1743054Reaxys
CAS:646-01-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:646-01-5ChemIDplus
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