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3-(methylthio)propionic acid

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A thia fatty acid acid consisting of propionic acid with a methylthio substituent at the 3-position; an intermediate in mammalian methionine metabolism in vitro. The simplest known phytotoxin, it is a blight-inducing toxin produced by the cassava pathogen Xanthomonas campestris manihotis.

Term info

Label

3-(methylthio)propionic acid

Synonyms
  • 3-(Methylthio)propionic acid
  • 3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
3-(methylsulfanyl)propanoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C4H8O2S

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

3-methylthiopropanoic acid

id

CHEBI:1438

inchi

InChI=1S/C4H8O2S/c1-7-3-2-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)

inchikey

CAOMCZAIALVUPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

120.17112

monoisotopicmass

120.02450

smiles

CSCCC(O)=O