Compound

(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate

2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate with R configuration at the chiral centre; major microspecies at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:141212), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:141212ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C4H5O3
Mass: 101.081 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: VOKUMXABRRXHAR-GSVOUGTGSA-M
SMILES: C[C@H](C=O)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

ALDH6A1ProteinUNIPROT:Q02252metabolized byInferred only6 paths6 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate is the enantiomer of (S)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:141212Inferred only

Statements

2 statements

2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate is converted to propanoyl-CoACompoundRhea RHEA:76623Inferred only
(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate is metabolised by ALDH6A1ProteinRhea RHEA:76623Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

CHEBI:141211+NAD(1-)(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:56972CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate+NAD(1-)+coenzyme A(4-)+waterpropanoyl-CoA+hydrogencarbonate+NADH(2-)+hydron
Catalysed by ALDH6A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:76623CC BY 4.0Reference data