FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: methylglyoxal
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General Information
Name
methylglyoxal
FlyBase ID
FBch0002340
ChEBI Name
methylglyoxal
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17158
PubChem Name
Methylglyoxal
PubChem ID
CID:880
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of methylglyoxal
methylglyoxal
InChIKey

AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A 2-oxo aldehyde derived from propanal. ChEBI: Methylglyoxal is a 2-oxo aldehyde derived from propanal. It has a role as a human metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a 2-oxo aldehyde and a member of propanals.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (20)
Synonyms
1,2-propanedione
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ketopropionaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-Oxopropanal
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-oxopropanal
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-oxopropionaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
78-98-8
(PubChem, 2019-)
Acetylformyl
(PubChem, 2019-)
CH3COCHO
(ChEBI, 2019-)
METHYL GLYOXAL
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methylglyoxal
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Propanal, 2-oxo-
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:880
(PubChem, 2019-)
Pyruvaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Pyruvic aldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
acetylformaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
acetylformyl
(ChEBI, 2019-)
alpha-ketopropionaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
methylglyoxal
(Venkateswaran et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Moraru et al., 2018, Vicente Miranda et al., 2016)
pyruvaldehyde
(PubChem, 2019-)
pyruvic aldehyde
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (5)