Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:35:28 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:29:29 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000720
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00720
Metabolite Identification
Common NameLevulinic acid
DescriptionLevulinic acid, also known as laevulinsaeure or levulate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gamma-keto acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a keto group on the C4 carbon atom. Levulinic acid exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Levulinic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Acetylpropionic acidChEBI
3-Ketobutane-1-carboxylic acidChEBI
4-Ketovaleric acidChEBI
4-Oxovaleric acidChEBI
beta-Acetylpropionic acidChEBI
gamma-Ketovaleric acidChEBI
LAEVULINIC ACIDChEBI
LaevulinsaeureChEBI
LEVAChEBI
Levulic acidChEBI
LevulinsaeureChEBI
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LAEVULINateGenerator
LevulateGenerator
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4-OxopentanoateHMDB
4-Oxopentanoic acidHMDB
DiasporalHMDB
Levulinic acid, sodium saltHMDB
Magnesium diasporalHMDB
Calcium levulateHMDB
Magnesium levulinateHMDB
Calcium levulinateHMDB
Levulinic acid, ammonium saltHMDB
Levulinic acid, calcium saltHMDB
Magnesium laevulinateHMDB
Levulinic acidChEBI
Chemical FormulaC5H8O3
Average Molecular Weight116.1152
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight116.047344122
IUPAC Name4-oxopentanoic acid
Traditional Namelevulinic acid
CAS Registry Number123-76-2
SMILES
CC(=O)CCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyJOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gamma-keto acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a keto group on the C4 carbon atom.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassKeto acids and derivatives
Sub ClassGamma-keto acids and derivatives
Direct ParentGamma-keto acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Gamma-keto acid
  • Short-chain keto acid
  • Ketone
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point30 - 33 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogP-0.49HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.14ALOGPS
logP-0.069ChemAxon
logS0.08ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.32ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area54.37 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity27.09 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.23 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 1 TMS)splash10-0ug0-6900000000-1e5d9b8d9a359287a6b0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 1 TMS)splash10-0ug0-6900000000-ffad5af79457e68cca02View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-dd0d17209893b2b71d10View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-0b0447e3daa65b1cd932View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-e0d39a4a978220036faaView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ug0-6900000000-1e5d9b8d9a359287a6b0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ug0-6900000000-ffad5af79457e68cca02View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-beecc1bba7b8b0ca4201View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00fr-9500000000-8c1e2090296fa71bf0d0View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00xr-9400000000-923a1fccce36ba18d088View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-01vo-9300000000-2c09d37e792efac90655View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0303-9800000000-d158f0c32e82eca0ef90View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-7M) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-dd0d17209893b2b71d10View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-006x-9000000000-adbd744553b432e3c700View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-014i-9000000000-469fd98086c8d9ad1830View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9200000000-e73b5a48710de1cc7a5dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00kb-9400000000-1043277f0ad49a5664a3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-006t-9100000000-0a0fca12836c8c8ba113View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0zfr-9000000000-247961be84518f0ebcdaView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-3900000000-b8133a0e2c97f98cef46View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-01b9-9600000000-e133b145c780f2c290d3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-052e-9000000000-6ff5c46cdc591b725694View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00xs-9300000000-eb059cdb2e36fd93dd56View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0007-9000000000-1e533a2764dd57c91302View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-c7b0e35a1f31ca5d7853View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00ea-9000000000-8e96196fb7b3bcd96a40View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-a8096e58fd006cbfe211View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-83517d34c408e5f9d048View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, experimental)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen Locations
  • Neuron
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
NeuronExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000720
DrugBank IDDB02239
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB003296
KNApSAcK IDC00051252
Chemspider ID11091
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkLevulinic_acid
METLIN ID2195
PubChem Compound11579
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID45630
References
Synthesis ReferenceCai, Lei; Lu, Xiuyang; He, Long; Xia, Wenli; Ren, Qilong. Review on preparation methods of levulinic acid, a new platform chemical. Xiandai Huagong (2003), 23(4), 14-16.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available