Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-23 23:14:42 UTC
Update Date2022-09-01 02:01:26 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0047913
Metabolite Identification
Common NameMesaconic acid
DescriptionMesaconic acid, also known as 2-methylfumarate or citronic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present. Mesaconic acid is a dicarboxylic butenoic acid, with a methyl group in position 2 and the double bound between carbons 2 and 3. Mesaconic acid was first studied for its physical properties in 1874 by Jacobus van ‘t Hoff (https://web.archive.org/web/20051117102410/http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Van%27t-Hoff-1874.html). It is now known to be involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 and it is also a competitor inhibitor of the reduction of fumarate.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(e)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acidChEBI
(e)-Citraconic acidChEBI
2-Methylfumaric acidChEBI
Citronic acidChEBI
Methylfumaric acidChEBI
trans-1-Propene-1,2-dicarboxylic acidChEBI
trans-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acidChEBI
2-MethylfumarateKegg
(e)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioateGenerator
(e)-CitraconateGenerator
CitronateGenerator
MethylfumarateGenerator
trans-1-Propene-1,2-dicarboxylateGenerator
trans-2-Methyl-2-butenedioateGenerator
MesaconateGenerator
(Z)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acidHMDB
Citraconic acidHMDB
Citraconic acid, (e)-isomerHMDB
Citraconic acid, ammonium saltHMDB
Citraconic acid, calcium saltHMDB
Citraconic acid, sodium saltHMDB
Methylmaleic acidHMDB
MonomethylfumarateHMDB
(2E)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioateHMDB
(2E)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H6O4
Average Mass130.0987
Monoisotopic Mass130.02660868
IUPAC Name(2E)-2-methylbut-2-enedioic acid
Traditional Namemesaconic acid
CAS Registry Number498-24-8
SMILES
C\C(=C/C(O)=O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h2H,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/b3-2+
InChI KeyHNEGQIOMVPPMNR-NSCUHMNNSA-N