Compound
3-(methylthio)propionic acid
A thia fatty acid acid consisting of propionic acid with a methylthio substituent at the 3-position; an intermediate in mammalian methionine metabolism in vitro. The simplest known phytotoxin, it is a blight-inducing toxin produced by the cassava pathogen Xanthomonas campestris manihotis.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:1438), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 3-(methylthio)propionic acid has the functional parent propionic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:1438Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
3-(methylthio)propionic acidMAM03405c+methanethiol
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 1.14.14.94GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR03914CC BY 4.0Reference data
1,2-dihydroxy-5-(methylsulfanyl)pent-1-en-3-one+dioxygen3-(methylthio)propionic acid+CO+formic acid+2proton
Catalysed by ADI1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.13.11.53GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR05388CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: 3-(methylthio)propionic acid
- Also called
- 3-methylthiopropanoic acid
- Systematic name
- 3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoic acid