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CHEBI:15741 - succinic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15741
ChEBI Namesuccinic acid
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DefinitionAn α,ω-dicarboxylic acid resulting from the formal oxidation of each of the terminal methyl groups of butane to the corresponding carboxy group. It is an intermediate metabolite in the citric acid cycle.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:9304, CHEBI:22943, CHEBI:26807, CHEBI:45639
Last Modified24 June 2025
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FormulaC4H6O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass118.088
Monoisotopic Mass118.02661
SMILESO=C(O)CCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
InChIKeyKDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Cordyceps sinensis (ncbitaxon:72228) mycelium (BTO:0001436) PubMed (21848266) Ethanolic extract of dried mycelia
Daphnia magna (ncbitaxon:35525) - Article (Mixtures of similarly acting compounds in Daphnia magna: From gene to metabolite and beyondTine Vandenbrouck, Oliver A.H. Jones, Nathalie Dom, Julian L. Griffin, Wim De CoenEnvironment International 36 (2010) 254-268)
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Roles Classification

ChEBI Ontology
IUPAC Names 
butanedioic acid
succinic acid
Synonyms  Source
Succinic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Butanedionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Ethylenesuccinic acidKEGG COMPOUND
HOOC‒CH2‒CH2‒COOHIUPAC
amber acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
Bernsteinsäure  deChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00042KEGG COMPOUND
SINPDBeChem
LMFA01170043LIPID MAPS
DB00139DrugBank
SUCMetaCyc
Succinic_acidWikipedia
HMDB0000254HMDB
C00001205KNApSAcK
YMDB00338YMDB
ECMDB00254ECMDB
2487DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2785Gmelin
Reaxys:1754069Reaxys
CAS:110-15-6KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:110-15-6ChemIDplus
CAS:110-15-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
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