Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde
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2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid | |
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Methylmalonate semialdehyde, 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
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C4H6O3 |
| Molar mass | 102.09 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methylmalonic acid semialdehyde is an intermediate in the metabolism of thymine and valine.[1] It is a substrate of the enzyme methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (acylating), which converts it to propionyl-CoA.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Voet, Donald (2011). Biochemistry. Judith G. Voet (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-57095-1. OCLC 690489261.
- ^ Enzyme 1.2.1.27 at KEGG Pathway Database.
- ^ Sokatch JR, Sanders LE, Marshall VP (1968). "Oxidation of methylmalonate semialdehyde to propionyl coenzyme A in Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on valine". J. Biol. Chem. 243 (10): 2500–6. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)93403-4. PMID 4297649.
- ^ Stines-Chaumeil C, Talfournier F, Branlant G (2006). "Mechanistic characterization of the MSDH (methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase) from Bacillus subtilis". Biochem. J. 395 (1): 107–15. doi:10.1042/BJ20051525. PMC 1409689. PMID 16332250.

