Compound

5-oxopentanoate

A 5-oxo monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of 5-oxopentanoic acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxy group.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:16120), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:16120ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 5-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: VBKPPDYGFUZOAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES: [H]C(=O)CCCC(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

5-oxopentanoate has the functional parent pentanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:16120Inferred only

Statements

2 statements

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

Order

5-oxopentanoate is a substrate of ABHD3ProteinRhea RHEA:40483Inferred only
5-oxopentanoate is a substrate of PLA2G7ProteinRhea RHEA:40483Inferred only

Reactions

3 reactions

CHEBI:356010+2-oxoglutarate(2-)5-oxopentanoate+L-glutamate(1-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:10212CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-hexadecanoyl-2-(5-oxopentanoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+water5-oxopentanoate+1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+hydron
Catalysed by PLA2G7 or ABHD3
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:40483CC BY 4.0Reference data
5-oxopentanoate+NADP(3-)+waterglutarate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:57832CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: 5-oxopentanoate

Also called: 5-oxovalerate