Compound

an aldehyde

Organic compounds containing a carbonyl group in the form -CHO.

Definition from MeSH (D000447), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:17478ChEBI

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Structure

2D depiction

Class: Organic compound
Formula: CHOR
Mass: 29.018 g/mol
Charge: 0
SMILES: *C([H])=O
Look it up: ChEBI

Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

21 entities

21 entities reached.

0 reported hops21 assembled from the scaffold

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What the reference databases state

Statements

30 statements

30 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: an aldehyde · Sources: Rhea

Order

a 2-oxocarboxylate is converted to an aldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:11628Inferred only
an aldehyde is converted to a 2-oxocarboxylateCompoundRhea RHEA:11628Inferred only
a carboxylate is converted to an aldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:50916Inferred only
an aldehyde is converted to a carboxylateCompoundRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is converted to a carboxylateCompoundRhea RHEA:16829Inferred only
an aldehyde is converted to a carboxylateCompoundRhea RHEA:50916Inferred only
a carboxylate is converted to an aldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:16829Inferred only
an aldehyde is converted to a carboxylateCompoundRhea RHEA:11888Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ADH1AProteinRhea RHEA:10736Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ADH1CProteinRhea RHEA:10736Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ADH5ProteinRhea RHEA:10736Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ADH6ProteinRhea RHEA:10736Inferred only

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an aldehyde is metabolised by ADH7ProteinRhea RHEA:10736Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH2ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3A1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3A2ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinRhea RHEA:11888Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B2ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH7A1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by ALDH9A1ProteinRhea RHEA:16185Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by AOX1ProteinRhea RHEA:16829Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by MAOAProteinRhea RHEA:26414Inferred only
an aldehyde is metabolised by MAOBProteinRhea RHEA:26414Inferred only
an aldehyde is a substrate of AKR1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:15937Inferred only
an aldehyde is a substrate of AKR7A3ProteinRhea RHEA:15937Inferred only
an aldehyde is a substrate of CBR1ProteinRhea RHEA:15937Inferred only
an aldehyde is a substrate of KCNAB1ProteinRhea RHEA:15937Inferred only

Reactions

29 reactions

CHEBI:15734+NAD(1-)an aldehyde+NADH(2-)+hydron
Catalysed by ADH1C or ADH1A or ADH5 or ADH6 or ADH7
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:10736CC BY 4.0Reference data
a 2-oxocarboxylate+hydronan aldehyde+carbon dioxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:11628CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aldehyde+NADP(3-)+watera carboxylate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:11888CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aldehyde+a quinone+watera quinol+a carboxylate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:13881CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:15734+Aan aldehyde+AH2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:14685CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:15734+NADP(3-)an aldehyde+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by AKR7A3 or AKR1A1 or CBR1 or KCNAB1
Reaction pageRight to leftBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:15937CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:228804+dioxygen+wateran aldehyde+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Catalysed by MAOA or MAOB
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16153CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aldehyde+NAD(1-)+watera carboxylate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH1A1 or ALDH2 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH3A1 or ALDH3B1 or ALDH3B2 or ALDH9A1 or ALDH7A1 or ALDH3A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16185CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aldehyde+2oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]+watera carboxylate+2reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]+3hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16421CC BY 4.0Reference data
an aldehyde+dioxygen+watera carboxylate+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Catalysed by AOX1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16829CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:15734+dioxygenan aldehyde+hydrogen peroxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:19829CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:133972+dioxygen+wateran aldehyde+nitrite+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:20976CC BY 4.0Reference data

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Other names

4 names

Resolves to: an aldehyde

Also called: RC(=O)HRCHO
Systematic name: aldehydealdehydes