RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0137812
RefMet name(S)-Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde
Alternative nameFA 3:0;2Me[S],3oxo
Systematic name2S-methyl-3-oxo-propanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 4:1;O View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass102.031695 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H6O3View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1669 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKeyVOKUMXABRRXHAR-VKHMYHEASA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC[C@@H](C=O)C(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassOxo FA
Distribution of (S)-Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting (S)-Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde
External Links
Pubchem CID5462303
LIPID MAPSLMFA01060190
ChEBI ID27821
KEGG IDC06002
HMDB IDHMDB0002217
Chemspider ID4575365
MetaCyc IDCH3-MALONATE-S-ALD
Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving (S)-Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R00935 (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde + CoA + NAD+ <=> Propanoyl-CoA + CO2 + NADH + H+(S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase (CoA-propanoylating)
R03869 (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> Methylmalonate + NADH + H+(S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R03871 Methylmalonate + Hydrogen peroxide <=> (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde + Oxygen + H2O(S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde:oxygen oxidoreductase
R03872 Methylmalonate <=> (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehydeMethylmalonate <=> (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde
R04187 L-Alanine + (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde <=> Pyruvate + L-3-AminoisobutanoateL-Alanine:3-oxopropanoate aminotransferase
R04188 L-3-Aminoisobutanoate + 2-Oxoglutarate <=> (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde + L-GlutamateL-3-amino-isobutanoate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
R05066 (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyrate + NAD+ <=> (S)-Methylmalonate semialdehyde + NADH + H+3-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing (S)-Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00280 Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation 4
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 2
hsa00640 Propanoate metabolism 1
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