CHEBI:15584 - citramalic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15584
ChEBI Namecitramalic acid
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DefinitionA 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3725, CHEBI:23319
Last Modified24 February 2022
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC5H8O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass148.114
Monoisotopic Mass148.03717
SMILESCC(O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-5(10,4(8)9)2-3(6)7/h10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChIKeyXFTRTWQBIOMVPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (6145530)
Malus domestica (ncbitaxon:3750) - PubMed (13160012)
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) has functional parent succinic acid (CHEBI:15741)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid (CHEBI:50263)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) is a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid (CHEBI:61355)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) is a dicarboxylic fatty acid (CHEBI:189840)
citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584) is conjugate acid of citramalate(2−) (CHEBI:13997)
Incoming Relation(s)
D-citramalic acid (CHEBI:15586) is a citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584)
L-citramalic acid (CHEBI:29003) is a citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584)
citramalate(2−) (CHEBI:13997) is conjugate base of citramalic acid (CHEBI:15584)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid
Synonyms  Source
Citramalic acidKEGG COMPOUND
alpha-Hydroxypyrotartaric acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Methylmalic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acidChEBI
citramalic acidsChEBI
2-methylmalic acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00815KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0000426HMDB
YMDB01584YMDB
US5650440Patent
C00001181KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1723817Reaxys
CAS:2306-22-1KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:2306-22-1ChemIDplus
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