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Creation Date2012-05-31 14:26:51 -0600
Update Date2015-06-03 17:19:17 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB20089
Identification
Name:4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid
Description4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid is a member of the chemical class known as Medium-chain Keto Acids and Derivatives. These are keto acids with a 6 to 12 carbon atoms long side chain.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 2-Oxo-4-hydroxy-hexanoate
  • 2-Oxo-4-hydroxy-hexanoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate
Chemical Formula:C6H10O4
Weight:Average: 146.1412
Monoisotopic: 146.057908808
InChI Key:ALFQPWXBAWHVDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-2-4(7)3-5(8)6(9)10/h4,7H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
CAS number:Not Available
IUPAC Name:4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name:4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid
SMILES:CCC(O)CC(=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with a 6 to 12 carbon atoms long side chain.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassKeto acids and derivatives
Sub ClassMedium-chain keto acids and derivatives
Direct ParentMedium-chain keto acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Medium-chain keto acid
  • Alpha-keto acid
  • Beta-hydroxy ketone
  • Alpha-hydroxy ketone
  • Ketone
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Not Available
Charge:-1
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility45.7 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.42ALOGPS
logP0.42ChemAxon
logS-0.5ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.26ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity33.33 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability13.93 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:
Collection of Reactions without pathwaysPW001891 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments ec01120
  • Toluene and xylene degradation ec00622
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-004j-2900000000-e701631dcfe73ca530a3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-08ir-9600000000-e121fb7047d2b9da4f10View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-afb60287a16bc748cd52View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0002-3900000000-f4f9e29d250da9a21011View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0fgt-9400000000-b42c624290da9744b821View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-f7fad3d8922a4206f325View in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
Synthesis Reference:Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
ResourceLink
CHEBI ID27530
HMDB IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID441164
Kegg IDC06762
ChemSpider ID389953
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the retro-aldol cleavage of 4-hydroxy-2- oxopentanoate to pyruvate and acetaldehyde. Is involved in the meta-cleavage pathway for the degradation of 3-phenylpropanoate
Gene Name:
mhpE
Uniprot ID:
P51020
Molecular weight:
36470
Reactions
4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate = acetaldehyde + pyruvate.
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the conversion of 2-hydroxypentadienoic acid (enolic form of 2-oxopent-4-enoate) to 4-hydroxy-2-ketopentanoic acid
Gene Name:
mhpD
Uniprot ID:
P77608
Molecular weight:
28890
Reactions
4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate = 2-oxopent-4-enoate + H(2)O.