CHEBI:15595 - malate(2−)

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15595
ChEBI Namemalate(2−)
Stars
ASCII Namemalate(2-)
DefinitionA C4-dicarboxylate resulting from deprotonation of both carboxy groups of malic acid.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:14556, CHEBI:25114
Last Modified13 November 2017
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC4H4O5
Net Charge-2
Average Mass132.071
Monoisotopic Mass132.00697
SMILESO=C([O-])CC(O)C(=O)[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/p-2
InChIKeyBJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (21886157)
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
fundamental metabolite  Any metabolite produced by all living cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595) has functional parent succinate(2−) (CHEBI:30031)
malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595) has role fundamental metabolite (CHEBI:78675)
malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595) is a C4-dicarboxylate (CHEBI:61336)
malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595) is a malate (CHEBI:25115)
malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595) is conjugate base of malic acid (CHEBI:6650)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-malate(2−) (CHEBI:15588) is a malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595)
(S)-malate(2−) (CHEBI:15589) is a malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595)
malic acid (CHEBI:6650) is conjugate acid of malate(2−) (CHEBI:15595)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxybutanedioate
Synonyms  Source
hydroxybutanedioic acid, ion(2−)ChemIDplus
malIUPAC
malate anionChEBI
malate dianionChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
malateUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00711KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:327305Gmelin
Reaxys:3664410Reaxys
CAS:149-61-1ChemIDplus
Citations