RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0152460
RefMet nameMethylmalonic acid
Systematic name2-methyl-propanedioic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 4:1;O2 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass118.026610 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H6O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile2030 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O4/c1-2(3(5)6)4(7)8/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
InChIKeyZIYVHBGGAOATLY-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC(C(=O)O)C(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassDicarboxylic acids
Distribution of Methylmalonic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Methylmalonic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID487
LIPID MAPSLMFA01170118
ChEBI ID30860
KEGG IDC02170
HMDB IDHMDB0000202
Chemspider ID473
EPA CompToxDTXCID10122040
Spectral data for Methylmalonic acid standards
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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 Methylmalonic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03383 Methylmalonate + CoA + ATP <=> (R)-Methylmalonyl-CoA + AMP + Diphosphatemethylmalonate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
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

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Methylmalonic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00280 Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation 3
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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