Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-08-06 05:42:37 UTC
Update Date2016-08-06 20:10:30 UTC
LmdbLMDB01065
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Metabolite Identification
Common Name4-Hydroxypentenoic acid
Description4-hydroxy-valeric acid, also known as 4-me-GHB, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group. 4-hydroxy-valeric acid is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
4-Hydroxy-valerateGenerator
4-Hydroxyvaleric acidMeSH
4-HydroxyvalerateMeSH
4-Me-GHBMeSH
gamma-Methyl-gamma-hydroxybutyric acidMeSH
4-Hydroxy-pentanoic acidChEMBL
4-Hydroxy-pentanoateGenerator
4-HydroxypentanoateGenerator
Chemical FormulaC5H10O3
Average Molecular Weight118.132
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight118.062994182
IUPAC Name4-hydroxypentanoic acid
Traditional Namegamma-hydroxyvaleric acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CC(O)CCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyFMHKPLXYWVCLME-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentHydroxy fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Short-chain hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected but not Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.13ALOGPS
logP-0.098ChemAxon
logS0.51ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.59ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.5ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity28.22 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.99 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0007-9100000000-0b3ef87588ed4d9413c9Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0ue9-4900000000-d67aad3009e2ffebb3b1Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0pc0-9400000000-1d064d69163b13ea0c63Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-50515ee73cdf55494af2Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-6900000000-a6c01014e21ac1206a80Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-05mk-9300000000-df9cb6acb6a4e381a75cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-a7b943c91e1465484dc3Spectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid Locations and Tissue Locations
  • Serum
Concentrations
BiofluidStatusValueConditionSpeciesReferenceDetails
SerumDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailablePorcine details
SerumDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailablePorcine details
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0062057
FooDB IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
Chemspider IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
PubChem Compound ID114539
Kegg Compound IDNot Available
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available