CHEBI:88617 - 2-ethyl-5-methylfuran

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ChEBI Name 2-ethyl-5-methylfuran
ChEBI ID CHEBI:88617
Definition A member of the class of furans that is furan in which the hydrogens at positions 2 and 5 are replaced by ethyl and methyl groups, respectively.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Formula C7H10O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 110.156
Monoisotopic Mass 110.07316
InChI InChI=1S/C7H10O/c1-3-7-5-4-6(2)8-7/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3
InChIKey NBXLPPVOZWYADY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCC1=CC=C(C)O1
Metabolite of Species Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090) Found in urine (BTO:0001419). See: PubMed
Fusarium avenaceum (NCBI:txid40199) See: PubMed
Rhodobryum giganteum (NCBI:txid66998) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in urine (BTO:0001419). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in faeces (UBERON:0001988). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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.
fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
mouse metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
Application(s): flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran (CHEBI:88617) is a furans (CHEBI:24129)
IUPAC Name
2-ethyl-5-methylfuran
Synonyms Sources
2-ethyl-5-methyl-furan HMDB
2-methyl-5-ethylfuran NIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual Xrefs Databases
66942 ChemSpider
HMDB0029728 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1703-52-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
1703-52-2 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
21280206 PubMed citation Europe PMC
27943648 PubMed citation Europe PMC
30510704 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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Last Modified
17 June 2021