Compound
pentanal
A saturated fatty aldehyde composed from five carbons in a straight chain.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:84069), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C5H10O
- Mass
- 86.134 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- HGBOYTHUEUWSSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [H]C(=O)CCCC
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
7 statements
7 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: pentanal · Sources: Rhea
- pentanal is converted to pentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:69092Inferred only
- pentanal is converted to pentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:68920Inferred only
- pentanoate is converted to pentanalCompoundRhea RHEA:68920Inferred only
- pentanoate is converted to pentanalCompoundRhea RHEA:69092Inferred only
- pentanoate is converted to pentanalCompoundRhea RHEA:76663Inferred only
- pentanal is converted to pentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:76663Inferred only
- pentanal is metabolised by ALDH9A1ProteinRhea RHEA:69092Inferred only
Reactions
7 reactions
pentanal+NAD(1-)+coenzyme A(4-)CHEBI:57389+NADH(2-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:46008CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157687+2-oxoglutarate(2-)+dioxygenpentanal+sulfate+succinate(2-)+carbon dioxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:65724CC BY 4.0Reference data
pentanoate+ATP(4-)+NADPH(4-)+hydronpentanal+AMP+diphosphate(3-)+NADP(3-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:68920CC BY 4.0Reference data
pentanal+NAD(1-)+waterpentanoate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH9A1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:69092CC BY 4.0Reference data
pentanal+NADP(3-)+waterpentanoate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:76663CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:195516+NADP(3-)+waterpentanal+ammonium+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:77067CC BY 4.0Reference data
pentanal+hydrogen cyanideCHEBI:197353
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Rhea RHEA:77399CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
11 names
Resolves to: pentanal
- Also called
- Amyl aldehydeAmylaldehydeFAL 5:0n-Pentanaln-ValeraldehydePentyl aldehydeValeralValeric aldehydeValeryl aldehydeValerylaldehyde
- Systematic name
- valeraldehyde