CHEBI:25312 - 3-methylmalic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:25312
ChEBI Name3-methylmalic acid
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DefinitionA dicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid carrying hydroxy and methyl substituents at positions 2 and 3 respectively.
Last Modified24 February 2022
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FormulaC5H8O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass148.114
Monoisotopic Mass148.03717
SMILESCC(C(=O)O)C(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-2(4(7)8)3(6)5(9)10/h2-3,6H,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChIKeyNPYQJIHHTGFBLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (24334609)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312) has functional parent succinic acid (CHEBI:15741)
3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312) is a dicarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35692)
3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312) is a dicarboxylic fatty acid (CHEBI:189840)
3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312) is conjugate acid of 3-methylmalate(2−) (CHEBI:87810)
Incoming Relation(s)
erythro-3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:23948) is a 3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312)
threo-3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:26982) is a 3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312)
3-methylmalate(2−) (CHEBI:87810) is conjugate base of 3-methylmalic acid (CHEBI:25312)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanedioic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-hydroxy-3-methylsuccinic acidChEBI
β-methylmalateChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1773280Reaxys
CAS:608-41-3ChemIDplus
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