CHEBI:17413 - 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:17413
Definition A 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 4-oxobutanoic acid which is substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at position 2.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:973, CHEBI:11476, CHEBI:19419
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Formula C5H8O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 132.11462
Monoisotopic Mass 132.04226
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c6-2-1-4(3-7)5(8)9/h2,4,7H,1,3H2,(H,8,9)
InChIKey QZXWGGGNYORFOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES OCC(CC=O)C(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
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Outgoing 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413) is a α-CH2-containing aldehyde (CHEBI:73359)
2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413) is a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35969)
2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413) is a 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35950)
2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413) is conjugate acid of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:58135)
Incoming 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:58135) is conjugate base of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:17413)
IUPAC Name
2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoate KEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxymethyl succinate semialdehyde KEGG COMPOUND
alpha-Hydroxymethyl succinate semialdehyde KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xref Database
C04106 KEGG COMPOUND
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Last Modified
10 January 2019