CHEBI:34768 - furfural

ChEBI IDCHEBI:34768
ChEBI Namefurfural
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DefinitionAn aldehyde that is furan with the hydrogen at position 2 substituted by a formyl group.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:42593
Last Modified5 July 2023
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FormulaC5H4O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass96.085
Monoisotopic Mass96.02113
SMILES[H]C(=O)c1ccco1
InChIInChI=1S/C5H4O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-4H
InChIKeyHYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Maillard reaction product  Any thermal degradation product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar (Maillard reaction, a non-enzymatic browning procedure that usually imparts flavour to starch-based food products).
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
furfural (CHEBI:34768) has functional parent furan (CHEBI:35559)
furfural (CHEBI:34768) has role Maillard reaction product (CHEBI:77523)
furfural (CHEBI:34768) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
furfural (CHEBI:34768) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
furfural (CHEBI:34768) is a furans (CHEBI:24129)
IUPAC Name 
furan-2-carbaldehyde
Synonyms  Source
2-FuraldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
2-FurancarbonalChemIDplus
2-Furyl-methanalChemIDplus
2-FormylfuranChemIDplus
2-FurancarboxaldehydeChemIDplus
2-FurylcarboxaldehydeChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
furfuralUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C14279KEGG COMPOUND
FU2PDBeChem
FurfuralWikipedia
CPD0-2357MetaCyc
C00030331KNApSAcK
YMDB01459YMDB
368PPDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:105755Reaxys
CAS:98-01-1KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:98-01-1ChemIDplus
CAS:98-01-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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