RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153498
RefMet namePropionic acid
Alternative nameFA 3:0
Systematic namepropanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 3:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass74.036780 (neutral)
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FormulaC3H6O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile25 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5)
InChIKeyXBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Propionic acid in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Propionic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID1032
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010003
ChEBI ID30768
KEGG IDC00163
HMDB IDHMDB0000237
Chemspider ID1005
MetaCyc IDPROPIONATE
EPA CompToxDTXCID505961
Spectral data for Propionic 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 Propionic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R00920 ATP + Propanoate + CoA <=> ADP + Orthophosphate + Propanoyl-CoApropanoate:CoA ligase (ADP-forming)
R00925 ATP + Propanoate + CoA <=> AMP + Diphosphate + Propanoyl-CoAPropanoate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
R00928 Acetyl-CoA + Propanoate <=> Acetate + Propanoyl-CoAAcetyl-CoA:propanoate CoA-transferase
R01354 ATP + Propanoate <=> Diphosphate + PropionyladenylateATP:propanoate adenylyltransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Propionic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 3
hsa00640 Propanoate metabolism 1
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