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CHEBI:60647 - 2-hydroxypentanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:60647
ChEBI Name2-hydroxypentanoic acid
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DefinitionA 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is valeric (pentanoic) acid substituted at the α-position by a hydroxy group.
Last Modified23 October 2015
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC5H10O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass118.132
Monoisotopic Mass118.06299
SMILESCCCC(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-3-4(6)5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKeyJRHWHSJDIILJAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647) has functional parent valeric acid (CHEBI:17418)
2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647) is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:49302)
2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647) is conjugate acid of 2-hydroxypentanoate (CHEBI:60630)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-hydroxypentanoyl-L-carnitine (CHEBI:85104) has functional parent 2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647)
2-hydroxypentanoate (CHEBI:60630) is conjugate base of 2-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:60647)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxypentanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-Hydroxyvaleric acidChemIDplus
α-hydroxy-n-valeric acidChEBI
α-hydroxyvaleric acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0001863HMDB
LMFA01050007LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1721166Reaxys
CAS:617-31-2ChemIDplus
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