CHEBI:15344 - acetoacetic acid

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ChEBI Name acetoacetic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:15344
Definition A 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butyric acid bearing a 3-oxo substituent.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:40507, CHEBI:2391, CHEBI:22172
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB4461625, eMolecules:481532
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Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania , is the inorganic compound derived from titanium with the chemical formula TiO2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891. It is a white solid that is insoluble in water, although mineral forms can appear black. As a pigment, it has a wide range of applications, including paint, sunscreen, and food coloring. When used as a food coloring, it has E number E171. World production in 2014 exceeded 9 million tonnes. It has been estimated that titanium dioxide is used in two-thirds of all pigments, and pigments based on the oxide have been valued at a price of $13.2 billion.
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Formula C4H6O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 102.08864
Monoisotopic Mass 102.03169
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChIKey WDJHALXBUFZDSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)CC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
(via ketone body )
Application(s): neuroprotective agent
Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
(via ketone body )
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Outgoing acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) is a 3-oxo fatty acid (CHEBI:134416)
acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) is a ketone body (CHEBI:73693)
acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) is conjugate acid of acetoacetate (CHEBI:13705)
acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344) is tautomer of 3-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid (CHEBI:131367)
Incoming (R)-acetoacetylcarnitine (CHEBI:84841) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
2-methylacetoacetic acid (CHEBI:37079) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
acetoacetamide (CHEBI:28515) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
acetoacetyl-CoA (CHEBI:15345) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
ethyl acetoacetate (CHEBI:4893) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
geranyl acetoacetate (CHEBI:85255) has functional parent acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
acetoacetate (CHEBI:13705) is conjugate base of acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
acetoacetyl group (CHEBI:48051) is substituent group from acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
3-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid (CHEBI:131367) is tautomer of acetoacetic acid (CHEBI:15344)
IUPAC Name
3-oxobutanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
3-ketobutanoic acid ChEBI
3-Ketobutyric acid HMDB
3-Oxobutanoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
3-Oxobutyric acid ChemIDplus
Acetoacetic acid KEGG COMPOUND
beta-Ketobutyric acid KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xrefs Databases
3-KETOBUTYRATE MetaCyc
Acetoacetic_acid Wikipedia
C00007458 KNApSAcK
C00164 KEGG COMPOUND
c0069 UM-BBD
DB01762 DrugBank
HMDB0000060 HMDB
LMFA01060003 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1747690 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
541-50-4 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
541-50-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Types Sources
17190852 PubMed citation Europe PMC
20444635 PubMed citation Europe PMC
21806064 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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3884391 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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05 August 2021