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Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde

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Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
Other names
Methylmalonate semialdehyde, 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,7) checkY
    Key: VOKUMXABRRXHAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C4H6O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,7)
    Key: VOKUMXABRRXHAR-UHFFFAOYAB
  • CC(C=O)C(=O)O
  • O=CC(C(=O)O)C
Properties
C4H6O3
Molar mass 102.09 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde is an intermediate in the metabolism of thymine and valine.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Voet, Donald (2011). Biochemistry. Judith G. Voet (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-57095-1. OCLC 690489261.