Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-17 19:51:37 UTC
Update Date2022-08-12 20:09:22 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0055419
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
Description3-Mercaptopropionate, also known as 3-sulfanylpropanoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH. 3-Mercaptopropionate is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 3-Mercaptopropionate.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-SulfanylpropanoateChEBI
3-Sulfanylpropanoic acidGenerator
3-SulphanylpropanoateGenerator
3-Sulphanylpropanoic acidGenerator
3-Mercaptopropionic acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC3H5O2S
Average Mass105.13
Monoisotopic Mass105.001574155
IUPAC Name3-sulfanylpropanoate
Traditional Nameβ mercaptopropionate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)CCS
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H6O2S/c4-3(5)1-2-6/h6H,1-2H2,(H,4,5)/p-1
InChI KeyDKIDEFUBRARXTE-UHFFFAOYSA-M