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Metabolite IDPAMDB001820
Identification
Name: Glutaric acid
Description:Glutaric acid is a simple five-carbon linear dicarboxylic acid. It is a substrate inhibitor for glutamate decarboxylase. In many organisms it is involved in lysine degradation.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 1,3-Propanedicarboxylate
  • 1,3-Propanedicarboxylic acid
  • 1,5-Pentanedioate
  • 1,5-Pentanedioic acid
  • Glutarate
  • Pentandioate
  • Pentandioic acid
  • Pentanedioate
  • Pentanedioic acid
Chemical Formula: C5H8O4
Average Molecular Weight: 132.1146
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 132.042258744
InChI Key: JFCQEDHGNNZCLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c6-4(7)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
CAS number: 110-94-1
IUPAC Name:pentanedioic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: glutaric acid
SMILES:OC(=O)CCCC(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dicarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing exactly two carboxylic acid groups.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassDicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Direct Parent Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Fatty acid
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-2
Melting point: 95.8 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:1600.0 mg/mL [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
LogP:-0.29 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility56.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-0.25ALOGPS
logP0.046ChemAxon
logS-0.37ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.76ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity28.14 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability12.17 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-0f6t-2940000000-9f099473c4a6eb94d4beView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-0002-1920000000-4ade63738a1c00460a63View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies)splash10-0002-1910000000-743df9571fee7baa3417View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00fs-9710000000-ba958e52b1424e5d4840View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0cgj-3930000000-298fe512c6b58220ee33View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0019-9500000000-9db56ca3a541f0ce07d1View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-052r-9100000000-991f69d0892976558f85View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0536-9300000000-20fb2c8dd136e4924acaView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (Unknown) , Positivesplash10-052o-9000000000-663deab1ce6413c4859dView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-8eb90c15915f014713acView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-9200000000-2ffdc08c49952e135a86View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-8884b857c9582288f35aView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-052f-9000000000-7d2c0333bdce4dbabbc6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-9ab2a948083302641628View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-000i-9400000000-c5ec3115706f6041b868View in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-052o-9000000000-f308daa4e82c16019e0dView in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
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  • Bishop FS, Liu JK, McCall TD, Brockmeyer DL: Glutaric aciduria type 1 presenting as bilateral subdural hematomas mimicking nonaccidental trauma. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2007 Mar;106(3 Suppl):222-6. Pubmed: 17465389
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Synthesis Reference: Petrova, E. G.; Kasumova, N. M.; Kagramanova, N. A.; Dadasheva, A. D. Mechanism of glutaric acid synthesis. Issledovaniya v Oblasti Kinetiki, Modelirovaniya i Optimizatsii Khimicheskikh Protsessov (1974), 2 277-89.
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CHEBI ID17859
HMDB IDHMDB00661
Pubchem Compound ID743
Kegg IDC00489
ChemSpider ID723
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