Record Information
Version 1.0
Update Date 1/22/2018 12:54:54 PM
Metabolite IDPAMDB000474
Identification
Name: Malonic semialdehyde
Description:Malonic semialdehyde is formed in the alternative pathway of propionate metabolism and in the catabolism of beta-alanine.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms:
  • 3-Oxopropanoate
  • 3-Oxopropanoic acid
  • 3-Oxopropionate
  • 3-Oxopropionic acid
  • Formyl acetate
  • Formyl acetic acid
  • Formylacetate
  • Formylacetic acid
  • Malonaldehydate
  • Malonaldehydic acid
  • Malonate semialdehyde
  • Malonate-S-ald
  • Malonic acid semialdehyde
  • Malonic acid-S-ald
  • Malonic semialdehyde
Chemical Formula: C3H4O3
Average Molecular Weight: 88.0621
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 88.016043994
InChI Key: OAKURXIZZOAYBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h2H,1H2,(H,5,6)
CAS number: 926-61-4
IUPAC Name:3-oxopropanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: 3-oxopropanoic acid
SMILES:OC(=O)CC=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound 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.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Class Carbonyl compounds
Sub Class1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
Direct Parent 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • 1,3-dicarbonyl compound
  • Alpha-hydrogen aldehyde
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Short-chain aldehyde
  • Aldehyde
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility251.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-0.69ALOGPS
logP-0.49ChemAxon
logS0.46ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.76ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area54.37 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity18.06 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability7.27 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-9000000000-60b5c86a7fc98a3aad0cView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-006x-9000000000-3c3b0812b6c639b6f784View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00dl-9000000000-1cdf7a37f821d563d842View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-bdca8db935b372ea8814View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00kf-9000000000-12b3bc39c58c4350baaaView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-ad063699951a4021dc2aView in MoNA
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
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • Scholem RD, Brown GK: Metabolism of malonic semialdehyde in man. Biochem J. 1983 Oct 15;216(1):81-5. Pubmed: 6418146
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
ResourceLink
CHEBI ID17960
HMDB IDHMDB11111
Pubchem Compound ID868
Kegg IDC00222
ChemSpider ID845
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDMALONATE-S-ALD
EcoCyc IDMALONATE-S-ALD