CHEBI:17169 - benzaldehyde

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17169
ChEBI Namebenzaldehyde
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DefinitionAn arenecarbaldehyde that consists of benzene bearing a single formyl substituent; the simplest aromatic aldehyde and parent of the class of benzaldehydes.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3019, CHEBI:13875, CHEBI:22697
Last Modified5 August 2016
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FormulaC7H6O
Net Charge0
Average Mass106.124
Monoisotopic Mass106.04186
SMILES[H]C(=O)c1ccccc1
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H
InChIKeyHUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
EC 3.5.5.1 (nitrilase) inhibitor  An EC 3.5.5.* (hydrolase acting on C-N bonds in nitriles) inhibitor that interferes with the action of nitrilase (EC 3.5.5.1).
odorant receptor agonist  An agonist that selectively binds to and activates an odorant receptor.
EC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitor  Any EC 3.1.1.* (carboxylic ester hydrolase) inhibitor that inhibits the action of triacylglycerol lipase (EC 3.1.1.3).
Applications:
fragrance  A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role EC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitor (CHEBI:65001)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role EC 3.5.5.1 (nitrilase) inhibitor (CHEBI:77118)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role odorant receptor agonist (CHEBI:62873)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
benzaldehyde (CHEBI:17169) is a benzaldehydes (CHEBI:22698)
IUPAC Name 
benzaldehyde
Synonyms  Source
Artificial almond oilChemIDplus
BenzaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
BenzanoaldehydeHMDB
Benzene carbaldehydeChemIDplus
BenzenecarbonalChemIDplus
Benzene carboxaldehydeChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
benzaldehydeUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
BenzaldehydeWikipedia
BENZALDEHYDEMetaCyc
C00193KEGG COMPOUND
C00261KEGG COMPOUND
C00261KEGG COMPOUND
c0279UM-BBD
D02314KEGG DRUG
HBXPDBeChem
HMDB0006115HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:471223Reaxys
CAS:100-52-7KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:100-52-7ChemIDplus
CAS:100-52-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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