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Metabolite IDPAMDB004860
Identification
Name: (S)-Lactaldehyde
Description:L-lactaldehyde is an intermediate metabolite in the pyruvate metabolism pathway. L-lactaldehyde is irreversibly produced from pyruvaldehyde via the enzyme aldehyde reductase (EC:1.1.1.21) which is then irreversibly converted to propylene glycol via aldehyde reductase (EC:1.1.1.21).
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (+-)-2-Hydroxypropanal
  • (S)-Lactaldehyde
  • 2-Hydroxypropanal
  • 2-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
  • a-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
  • alpha-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
  • Hydroxypropionaldehyde
  • L-2-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
  • L-Lactaldehyde
  • α-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
Chemical Formula: C3H6O2
Average Molecular Weight: 74.079
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 74.036779433
InChI Key: BSABBBMNWQWLLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2-3,5H,1H3
CAS number: 3913-64-2
IUPAC Name:(2S)-2-hydroxypropanal
Traditional IUPAC Name: L-lactaldehyde
SMILES:[H]C(=O)C(C)O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha-hydroxyaldehydes. These are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Class Carbonyl compounds
Sub ClassAldehydes
Direct Parent Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Short-chain aldehyde
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility658.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1ALOGPS
logP-0.63ChemAxon
logS0.95ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)14ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity17.91 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability7.16 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
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-004i-9000000000-1aa2338222aff31e5e0fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-056r-9000000000-c450e557b2fe7c5dc5a1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a6r-9000000000-dceca37df952939d1084View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-cd6930d73efb436bc0ffView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-97d1b594dd3b1d9b08b8View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-90fa8913085480b29a8aView in MoNA
References
References: Not Available
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID18041
HMDB IDHMDB03052
Pubchem Compound ID439231
Kegg IDC00424
ChemSpider ID388368
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available