Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 22:52:41 UTC
Update Date2022-09-01 02:27:12 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054096
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(R)-mevalonate
Description(R)-mevalonate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group (R)-mevalonate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(R)-Mevalonic acidGenerator
MevalonateMeSH
Acid, mevalonicMeSH
Mevalonic acidMeSH
Molecular FormulaC6H11O4
Average Mass147.1491
Monoisotopic Mass147.06573384
IUPAC Name(3R)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate
Traditional Name(R)-mevalonate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
C[C@@](O)(CCO)CC([O-])=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-6(10,2-3-7)4-5(8)9/h7,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/p-1/t6-/m1/s1
InChI KeyKJTLQQUUPVSXIM-ZCFIWIBFSA-M