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CHEBI:86367 - 2-methylerythritol

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:86367
ChEBI Name2-methylerythritol
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DefinitionA tetritol that is erythritol substituted by a methyl group at position 2.
Last Modified23 October 2015
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FormulaC5H12O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass136.147
Monoisotopic Mass136.07356
SMILESC[C@@](O)(CO)[C@@H](O)CO
WURCSWURCS=2.0/1,1,0/[h26h_3*C]/1/
InChIInChI=1S/C5H12O4/c1-5(9,3-7)4(8)2-6/h4,6-9H,2-3H2,1H3/t4-,5+/m0/s1
InChIKeyHGVJFBSSLICXEM-CRCLSJGQSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (24023812)
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methylerythritol (CHEBI:86367) has functional parent erythritol (CHEBI:17113)
2-methylerythritol (CHEBI:86367) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
2-methylerythritol (CHEBI:86367) is a tetritol (CHEBI:33729)
IUPAC Name 
(2R,3S)-2-methylbutane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
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HMDB0011659HMDB
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