CHEBI:33574 - 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:33574
Definition A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid derived from L-methionine via the action of methionine transaminase.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:43720, CHEBI:1902, CHEBI:22458
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Formula C5H8O3S
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 148.18122
Monoisotopic Mass 148.01942
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8O3S/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKey SXFSQZDSUWACKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CSCCC(=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 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574) has functional parent L-methionine (CHEBI:16643)
4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574) is a ω-(methylthio)-2-oxocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:134529)
4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574) is conjugate acid of 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:16723)
Incoming S-adenosyl-4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:8944) has functional parent 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574)
4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:16723) is conjugate base of 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:33574)
IUPAC Name
4-(methylsulfanyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-keto-4-methylthiobutyric acid ChemIDplus
2-Keto-4-methylthiobutyric acid KEGG COMPOUND
2-Oxo-4-methylthiobutanoate KEGG COMPOUND
2-oxomethionine ChEBI
4-(METHYLSULFANYL)-2-OXOBUTANOIC ACID PDBeChem
4-Methylthio-2-oxobutanoate KEGG COMPOUND
4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid ChemIDplus
4-Methylthio-2-oxobutanoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
α-oxo-γ-methylthiobutyric acid ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00007474 KNApSAcK
C01180 KEGG COMPOUND
DB02238 DrugBank
KMT PDBeChem
LMFA01060170 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1754666 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
583-92-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Last Modified
14 February 2017