Compound

an acetyl ester

Derivatives of acetic acid. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxymethane structure.

Definition from MeSH (D000085), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:47622ChEBI

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Structure

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Class: Organic compound
Formula: C2H3O2R
Mass: 59.044 g/mol
Charge: 0
SMILES: *OC(C)=O
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Identity from ChEBI. 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

an acetyl ester has the functional parent acetic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:47622Inferred only

Statements

4 statements

4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: an acetyl ester · Sources: Rhea

Order

an acetyl ester is converted to an aliphatic alcoholCompoundRhea RHEA:17229Inferred only
an aliphatic alcohol is converted to an acetyl esterCompoundRhea RHEA:17229Inferred only
an acetyl ester is a substrate of ABHD2ProteinRhea RHEA:12957Inferred only
an acetyl ester is a substrate of CELProteinRhea RHEA:12957Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

an acetyl ester+wateran aliphatic alcohol+acetate+hydron
Catalysed by ABHD2 or CEL
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:12957CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aliphatic alcohol+acetyl-CoAan acetyl ester+coenzyme A(4-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:17229CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

6 names

Resolves to: an acetyl ester

Also called: acetateacetate estersacetatesAcetic esterAcetyl esteracetyl esters