methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098)

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ChEBI Name	methoxyacetic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:132098

Definition	A monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a methoxy group.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

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Formula

C3H6O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

90.078

Monoisotopic Mass

90.03169

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-6-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5)

InChIKey

RMIODHQZRUFFFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=O)(O)COC

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid )

Biological Role(s):	human xenobiotic metabolite Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans. apoptosis inducer Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms. mutagen An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.

Application(s):	antineoplastic agent A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) has functional parent acetic acid (CHEBI:15366) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) has role human xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76967) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) is a ether (CHEBI:25698) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384) methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098) is conjugate acid of methoxyacetate (CHEBI:132097)

Incoming	methoxyacetate (CHEBI:132097) is conjugate base of methoxyacetic acid (CHEBI:132098)

IUPAC Name

methoxyacetic acid

Last Modified

31 May 2016