Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:35:26 UTC
Update Date2024-10-06 22:50:35 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029633
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-Mercaptopyruvic acid
Description3-Mercaptopyruvic acid is an intermediate in the metabolism of Cysteine and the production of hydrogen sulfide. It is a substrate for3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase which catalyzes the following reaction: H+ + 3-Mercaptopyruvic acid <=> Pyruvic acid + Hydrogen sulfide.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Mercapto-2-oxopropanoic acidChEBI
3-MercaptopyruvateChEBI
MercaptopyruvateChEBI
3-Mercapto-2-oxopropanoateGenerator
Mercaptopyruvic acidGenerator
3-Mercapto-pyruvateHMDB
3-Mercapto-pyruvic acidHMDB
beta-3-Mercapto-2-oxo-propanoateHMDB
beta-3-Mercapto-2-oxo-propanoic acidHMDB
beta-MercaptopyruvateHMDB
beta-Mercaptopyruvic acidHMDB
beta-ThiopyruvateHMDB
beta-Thiopyruvic acidHMDB
ThiopyruvateHMDB
3-Mercaptopyruvate monosodium saltHMDB
Molecular FormulaC3H4O3S
Average Mass120.127
Monoisotopic Mass119.988114684
IUPAC Name2-oxo-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
Traditional Nameβ-mercaptopyruvic acid
CAS Registry Number2464-23-5
SMILES
OC(=O)C(=O)CS
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H4O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h7H,1H2,(H,5,6)
InChI KeyOJOLFAIGOXZBCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N