CHEBI:88912 - 2-methylfuran

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88912
ChEBI Name2-methylfuran
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DefinitionA member of the class of furans that is furan in which the hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by a methyl group.
Last Modified20 May 2021
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FormulaC5H6O
Net Charge0
Average Mass82.102
Monoisotopic Mass82.04186
SMILESCc1ccco1
InChIInChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h2-4H,1H3
InChIKeyVQKFNUFAXTZWDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Citrus hystrix (ncbitaxon:170989) - PubMed (19747702)
Citrus limon (ncbitaxon:2708) - PubMed (19747702)
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
urine (BTO:0001419) PubMed (22284503)
faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (23454028)
Prunus avium (ncbitaxon:42229) - PubMed (30827661)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
hepatotoxic agent  A role played by a chemical compound exhibiting itself through the ability to induce damage to the liver in animals.
human urinary metabolite  Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
fuel  An energy-rich substance that can be transformed with release of usable energy.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role fuel (CHEBI:33292)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role hepatotoxic agent (CHEBI:50908)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) is a furans (CHEBI:24129)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
2-methylfuran
Synonyms  Source
2-methyl furanChEBI
2-methyl-furanHMDB
2-methylfuraneNIST Chemistry WebBook
2-MFChEBI
5-methylfuranChemIDplus
silvanChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
10340ChemSpider
2-MethylfuranWikipedia
C00048276KNApSAcK
FDB012718FooDB
HMDB0013749HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:103733Reaxys
CAS:534-22-5ChemIDplus
CAS:534-22-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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