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Creation Date2012-10-10 12:17:41 -0600
Update Date2015-09-13 15:15:34 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB23126
Identification
Name:2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoate
Description2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid is an intermediate in the metabolism of Propanoate. It is a substrate for 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase, Alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase and Methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (S)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate
  • (S)-ch3-malonate-semialdehyde
  • (s)-2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoate
  • (s)-2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
  • (s)-CH3-Malonate-semialdehyde
  • (s)-CH3-Malonic acid-semialdehyde
  • 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
  • 3-oxo-2-methylpropanoate
  • 3-Oxo-2-methylpropanoic acid
  • Ch3-malonate-semialdehyde
  • CH3-Malonic acid-semialdehyde
  • Methylmalonate semialdehyde
  • Methylmalonate-semialdehyde
  • Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde
  • Methylmalonic acid-semialdehyde
Chemical Formula:C4H6O3
Weight:Average: 102.0886
Monoisotopic: 102.031694058
InChI Key:VOKUMXABRRXHAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,7)
CAS number:6236-08-4
IUPAC Name:2-methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name:methylmalonate semialdehyde
SMILES:CC(C=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. These are carbonyl compounds with the generic formula O=C(R)C(H)C(R')=O, where R and R' can be any group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbonyl compounds
Direct Parent1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • 1,3-dicarbonyl compound
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Short-chain aldehyde
  • Aldehyde
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility266 g/LALOGPS
logP0ALOGPS
logP0.053ChemAxon
logS0.42ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.98ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area54.37 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity22.64 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability9.15 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-8b181508e3ce65539b46View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00di-9600000000-15e42a2e09123d5f22adView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0zg0-9400000000-e46caa43ec4709ce7686View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-6c1632ad1d7983990262View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-6762a2cf4db52c84495cView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0udi-2900000000-9066dc83487b73946c99View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9200000000-8fde49823ba2083f055fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-a320f14ddfc09e798938View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0uk9-8900000000-0a76d84228c38b1cfe1dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0pb9-9300000000-dd49ef94a8379e8517cdView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-4f42a2a7dc0b37e742daView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-b5c480248a004c069416View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-6de8f6b91e5efd633c28View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4r-9000000000-a0e9ace5e33e8c50915eView in MoNA
References
References:Not Available
Synthesis Reference:Robinson, Wm. G.; Coon, Minor J. Purification and properties of b-hydroxyisobutyric dehydrogenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry (1957), 225 511-21.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID16256
HMDB IDHMDB01172
Pubchem Compound ID296
Kegg IDC00349
ChemSpider ID290
Wikipedia ID2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
BioCyc IDCH3-MALONATE-S-ALD
EcoCyc IDCH3-MALONATE-S-ALD

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in 4-aminobutyrate transaminase activity
Specific function:
4-aminobutanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = succinate semialdehyde + L-glutamate
Gene Name:
gabT
Uniprot ID:
P22256
Molecular weight:
45774
Reactions
4-aminobutanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = succinate semialdehyde + L-glutamate.
(S)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate + L-glutamate.