Chemical Component Summary

Namemethylglyoxal
Identifiers2-oxidanylidenepropanal
FormulaC3 H4 O2
Molecular Weight72.063
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCC(=O)C=O
InChIInChI=1S/C3H4O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2H,1H3
InChIKeyAIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count9
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count8
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03587 
NamePyruvaldehyde
Groups experimental
DescriptionAn organic compound used often as a reagent in organic synthesis, as a flavoring agent, and in tanning. It has been demonstrated as an intermediate in the metabolism of acetone and its derivatives in isolated cell preparations, in various culture media, and in vivo in certain animals. [PubChem]
Synonyms
  • Methyl glyoxal
  • Methylglyoxal
  • alpha-ketopropionaldehyde
  • Acetylformyl
  • Pyruvaldehyde
Categories
  • Aldehydes
  • Glyoxal
CAS number78-98-8

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Phospholipase A2MKLLVLAVLLTVAAADSGISPRAVWQFRKMIKCVIPGSDPFLEYNNYGCY...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 880
ChEMBL CHEMBL170721
ChEBI CHEBI:17158