RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0152814
RefMet nameItaconic acid
Systematic name2-methylenebutanedioic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 5:2;O2 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass130.026610 (neutral)
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FormulaC5H6O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1984 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h1-2H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChIKeyLVHBHZANLOWSRM-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC=C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassDicarboxylic acids
Distribution of Itaconic acid in NMDR studies
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Itaconic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID811
LIPID MAPSLMFA01170063
ChEBI ID30838
KEGG IDC00490
HMDB IDHMDB0002092
Chemspider ID789
MetaCyc IDITACONATE
Spectral data for Itaconic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Itaconic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02243 cis-Aconitate <=> Itaconate + CO2cis-Aconitate carboxy-lyase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Itaconic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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