CHEBI:37070 - 2-methylbutyric acid

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ChEBI Name 2-methylbutyric acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:37070
Definition A methylbutyric acid comprising a butyric acid core carrying a 2-methyl substituent. Produced from amino acid leucine during nutrient starvation in bacteria.
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Formula C5H10O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 102.13170
Monoisotopic Mass 102.06808
InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-3-4(2)5(6)7/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7)
InChIKey WLAMNBDJUVNPJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCC(C)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 )
Biological Role(s): bacterial metabolite
Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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Outgoing 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070) is a methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653)
2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070) is conjugate acid of 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:48946)
Incoming 1S,6R-di(2-)methylbutanoyloxy-4S-hydroxy-8S-benzoyloxy-9R-(3-)furancarbonyloxy-13-acetyloxy-β-dihydroagarofuran (CHEBI:65878) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
2-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:68454) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
2-methylbutanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:15477) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (CHEBI:73026) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
N-(2-methylbutanoyl)glycine (CHEBI:86366) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
trichanolide (CHEBI:68370) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
(R)-2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:45525) is a 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
(S)-2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38655) is a 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:48946) is conjugate base of 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
IUPAC Name
2-methylbutanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-methybutyric acid ChemIDplus
2-methylbutyric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-Methylbutyric acid KEGG COMPOUND
α-methyl butyric acid LIPID MAPS
α-methylbutyric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
butane-2-carboxylic acid ChEBI
ethylmethylacetic acid ChemIDplus
methylethylacetic acid ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C18319 KEGG COMPOUND
DB03741 DrugBank
HMDB0002176 HMDB
LMFA01020072 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1098537 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
1098537 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
116-53-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
116-53-0 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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Last Modified
10 September 2020