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CHEBI:38653 - methylbutyric acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:38653 |
| ChEBI Name | methylbutyric acid |
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| Definition | A methyl-branched fatty acid comprising a butyric acid core carrying a single methyl substituent. |
| Last Modified | 5 July 2011 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| Formula | C5H10O2 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 102.132 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 102.06808 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772) |
| methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid (CHEBI:39417) |
| methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) is a methyl-branched fatty acid (CHEBI:62499) |
| methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070) is a methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) |
| isovaleric acid (CHEBI:28484) is a methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| methylbutanoic acid |
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