Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:35:57 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:04 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000102
Metabolite Identification
Common NameAdipic acid
DescriptionAdipic acid is an important inudstrial dicarboxylic acid with about 2.5 billion kilograms produced per year. It is used mainly in the production of nylon. It occurs relatively rarely in nature. It has a tart taste and is also used as an additive and gelling agent in jello or gelatins. It is also used in some calcium carbonate antacids to make them tart. Adipic acid has also been incorporated into controlled-release formulation matrix tablets to obtain pH-independent release for both weakly basic and weakly acidic drugs. Adipic acid in the urine and in the blood is typically exogenous in origin and is a good biomarker of jello consumption. In fact, a condition known as adipic aciduria is actually an artifact of jello consumption (PMID: 1779643 ). However, certain disorders (such as diabetes and glutaric aciduria type I.) can lead to elevated levels of adipic acid snd other dicarboxcylic acids (such as suberic acid) in urine (PMID: 17520433 ; PMID: 6778884 ). Moreover, adipic acid is also found to be associated with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency, carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency, malonyl-Coa decarboxylase deficiency, and medium Chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, which are inborn errors of metabolism. Adipic acid is also microbial metabolite found in Escherichia.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,4-Butanedicarboxylic acidChEBI
1,6-Hexanedioic acidChEBI
Adipinic acidChEBI
AdipinsaeureChEBI
e 355ChEBI
e-355ChEBI
e355ChEBI
INS no. 355ChEBI
HexanedioateKegg
Hexan-1,6-dicarboxylateKegg
1,4-ButanedicarboxylateGenerator
1,6-HexanedioateGenerator
AdipinateGenerator
Hexanedioic acidGenerator
Hexan-1,6-dicarboxylic acidGenerator
AdipateGenerator
AcifloctinHMDB
AcinettenHMDB
Adi-pureHMDB
AdilactettenHMDB
Kyselina adipovaHMDB
Molten adipateHMDB
Molten adipic acidHMDB
Adipic acid, calcium saltHMDB
Adipic acid, disodium saltHMDB
Sodium adipateHMDB
Adipic acid, cu(+2) saltHMDB
Adipic acid, cu(+2) salt (1:1)HMDB
Adipic acid, diammonium saltHMDB
Adipic acid, sodium saltHMDB
Adipic acid, cu saltHMDB
Adipic acid, potassium saltHMDB
Ammonium adipateHMDB
Magnesium adipateHMDB
Adipic acid, MG salt (1:1)HMDB
Adipic acid, monoammonium saltHMDB
Adipic acid, nickel saltHMDB
Diammonium adipateHMDB
Adipic acidKEGG
Molecular FormulaC6H10O4
Average Mass146.1412
Monoisotopic Mass146.057908808
IUPAC Namehexanedioic acid
Traditional Nameadipic acid
CAS Registry Number124-04-9
SMILES
OC(=O)CCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChI KeyWNLRTRBMVRJNCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N