Compound

2-oxopentanoate

A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of 2-oxopentanoic acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:28644), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:28644ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 2-oxopentanoate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C5H7O3
Mass: 115.108 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: KDVFRMMRZOCFLS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES: CCCC(=O)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

3 entities

3 entities reached.

0 reported hops3 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

2-oxopentanoate has the functional parent pentanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:28644Inferred only

Statements

5 statements

5 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 2-oxopentanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

2-oxopentanoate is converted to (2R)-hydroxypentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only
(2R)-hydroxypentanoate is converted to 2-oxopentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only
2-oxopentanoate is a substrate of AADATProteinRhea RHEA:66076Inferred only
2-oxopentanoate is a substrate of AGXT2ProteinRhea RHEA:77359Inferred only
2-oxopentanoate is a substrate of LDHDProteinRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only

Reactions

7 reactions

L-2-aminopentanoate+NAD(1-)+water2-oxopentanoate+ammonium+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:37035CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxopentanoate+hydronbutanal+carbon dioxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:50312CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-2-aminopentanoate+dioxygen+water2-oxopentanoate+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:61272CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxopentanoate+L-kynurenineL-2-aminopentanoate+kynurenate+water
Catalysed by AADAT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:66076CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxopentanoate+L-kynurenineL-2-aminopentanoate+CHEBI:58147
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:66080CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxopentanoate+N(omega),N(omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine5-(3,3-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate+L-2-aminopentanoate
Catalysed by AGXT2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:77359CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-hydroxypentanoate+FAD(3-)+hydron2-oxopentanoate+FADH2(2-)
Catalysed by LDHD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:82487CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

3 names

Resolves to: 2-oxopentanoate

Also called: 2-oxovaleratealpha-ketovalerateα-ketovalerate