CHEBI:15343 - acetaldehyde

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15343
ChEBI Nameacetaldehyde
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DefinitionThe aldehyde formed from acetic acid by reduction of the carboxy group. It is the most abundant carcinogen in tobacco smoke.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:2383, CHEBI:13703, CHEBI:22158, CHEBI:40533
Last Modified20 November 2019
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC2H4O
Net Charge0
Average Mass44.053
Monoisotopic Mass44.02621
SMILES[H]C(C)=O
InChIInChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2H,1H3
InChIKeyIKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Escherichia coli (ncbitaxon:562) - PubMed (21988831)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
oxidising agent  A substance that removes electrons from another reactant in a redox reaction.
electron acceptor  A substance to which an electron may be transferred.
Biological Roles:
teratogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound in biological systems with adverse consequences in embryo developments, leading to birth defects, embryo death or altered development, growth retardation and functional defect.
mutagen  An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
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.
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor (CHEBI:77941)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role electron acceptor (CHEBI:17654)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role oxidising agent (CHEBI:63248)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) has role teratogenic agent (CHEBI:50905)
acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
Incoming Relation(s)
(methylsulfanyl)acetaldehyde (CHEBI:141184) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
acetaldehyde hydrazone (CHEBI:38535) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
acetyl (CHEBI:46887) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
benzylpenilloaldehyde (CHEBI:60542) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
chloroacetaldehyde (CHEBI:27871) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
fluoroacetaldehyde (CHEBI:14272) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
formylmethyl (CHEBI:46886) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
indoleacetaldehyde (CHEBI:24823) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
phosphonoacetaldehyde (CHEBI:18124) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
trichloroacetaldehyde (CHEBI:48814) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
α-campholenaldehyde (CHEBI:48697) has functional parent acetaldehyde (CHEBI:15343)
IUPAC Name 
acetaldehyde
Synonyms  Source
AcetaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
EthanalKEGG COMPOUND
acetaldehydesChEBI
acetic aldehydeNIST Chemistry WebBook
ethyl aldehydeNIST Chemistry WebBook
ACETALDEHYDEPDBeChem
UniProt Name  Source
acetaldehydeUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00084KEGG COMPOUND
c0160UM-BBD
HMDB0000990HMDB
AcetaldehydeWikipedia
C00007392KNApSAcK
LSM-37193LINCS
ACEPDBeChem
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:779Gmelin
Reaxys:505984Reaxys
CAS:75-07-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:75-07-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:75-07-0ChemIDplus
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