Compound
hexanal
A saturated fatty aldehyde that is hexane in which one of the terminal methyl group has been mono-oxygenated to form the corresponding aldehyde.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:88528), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C6H12O
- Mass
- 100.161 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [H]C(=O)CCCCC
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
6 entities
6 entities reached.
0 reported hops6 assembled from the scaffold
- ALDH1A1ProteinUNIPROT:P00352metabolized byInferred only31 paths31 endpoints
- ALDH3B1ProteinUNIPROT:P43353metabolized byInferred only18 paths9 endpoints
- ALDH7A1ProteinUNIPROT:P49419metabolized byInferred only13 paths13 endpoints
- ADH7ProteinUNIPROT:P40394metabolized byInferred only12 paths12 endpoints
- ALDH1B1ProteinUNIPROT:P30837metabolized byInferred only11 paths11 endpoints
- ALDH9A1ProteinUNIPROT:P49189metabolized byInferred only7 paths7 endpoints
What the reference databases state
Statements
13 statements
13 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: hexanal · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:68924Inferred only
- hexanoate is converted to hexanalCompoundRhea RHEA:58964Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:59908Inferred only
- hexanoate is converted to hexanalCompoundRhea RHEA:68924Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:58964Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ADH7ProteinRhea RHEA:60972Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinHuman-GEM MAR20040Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinRhea RHEA:59908Inferred only
- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH7A1ProteinRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
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- hexanal is metabolised by ALDH9A1ProteinRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
Reactions
13 reactions
water+NADP(3-)+hexanal2proton+MAM02120c+NADPH(4-)
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.3, 1.2.1.5cytosol
Human-GEM MAR20040CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+NADP(3-)CHEBI:28913+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by PTGR1
Reaction pageRight to leftBalanced
Rhea RHEA:50776CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:87393+NADP(3-)hexanal+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58404CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+dioxygen+waterhexanoate+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58964CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+NADP(3-)+waterhexanoate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59908CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:87393+NAD(1-)hexanal+NADH(2-)+hydron
Catalysed by ADH7
Reaction pageReversibleBalanced
Rhea RHEA:60972CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157688+2-oxoglutarate(2-)+dioxygenhexanal+sulfate+succinate(2-)+carbon dioxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:65728CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+NAD(1-)+waterhexanoate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH1A1 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH9A1 or ALDH7A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:67276CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanoate+ATP(4-)+NADPH(4-)+hydronhexanal+AMP+diphosphate(3-)+NADP(3-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:68924CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:195452+NAD(1-)+waterhexanal+ammonium+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:76831CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+hydrogen cyanideCHEBI:197364
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:77527CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:87393+2Fe(III)-[cytochrome c]hexanal+2Fe(II)-[cytochrome c]+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:79331CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
16 names
Resolves to: hexanal
- Also called
- 1-HexanalAldehyde C-6C6 aldehydeCaproaldehydeCaproic aldehydeFAL 6:0HexaldehydeHexan-1-alHexanaldehydeHexoic aldehydeHexylaldehyden-C5H11CHON-Caproaldehyden-Caproic aldehydeN-HexanalN-Hexylaldehyde