formic acid (CHEBI:30751)

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ChEBI Name	formic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:30751

Definition	The simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings, and is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. Induces severe metabolic acidosis and ocular injury in human subjects.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:42460, CHEBI:5145, CHEBI:24082

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Formula

CH2O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

46.02538

Monoisotopic Mass

46.00548

InChI

InChI=1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)

InChIKey

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[H]C(O)=O

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	solvent A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition. protic solvent A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor. Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid )

Biological Role(s):	antibacterial agent A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.

Application(s):	solvent A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition. astringent A compound that causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions. protic solvent A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	formic acid (CHEBI:30751) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) has role astringent (CHEBI:74783) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) has role protic solvent (CHEBI:48356) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) has role solvent (CHEBI:46787) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384) formic acid (CHEBI:30751) is conjugate acid of formate (CHEBI:15740)

Incoming	N-formyl amino acid (CHEBI:50759) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) ammonium formate (CHEBI:63050) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formamide (CHEBI:16397) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formamidine (CHEBI:38477) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formate ester (CHEBI:52343) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formimidic acid (CHEBI:48431) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formyl-CoA (CHEBI:15522) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) magnesium formate dihydrate (CHEBI:63006) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) phosphonoformic acid (CHEBI:127780) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) potassium formate (CHEBI:63316) has functional parent formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formate (CHEBI:15740) is conjugate base of formic acid (CHEBI:30751) formyl group (CHEBI:42485) is substituent group from formic acid (CHEBI:30751)

IUPAC Name

formic acid

Last Modified

23 October 2015