Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:38:56 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:38:22 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000943
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00943
Metabolite Identification
Common NameThreonic acid
DescriptionThreonic acid, also known as threonate or clarimem, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. Threonic acid is possibly soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
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Synonyms
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ThreonateGenerator
(R*,s*)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-butanoateHMDB
(R*,s*)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-butanoic acidHMDB
Threo-2,3,4-trihydroxybutyrateHMDB
Threo-2,3,4-trihydroxybutyric acidHMDB
Magnesium threonateHMDB
Calcium threonateHMDB
Threonic acid, (R-(r*,s*))-isomerHMDB
2,3,4-Trihydroxy-(threo)-butanoic acidHMDB
Calcium L-threonateHMDB
Threonic acid, (r*,r*)-isomerHMDB
ClariMemHMDB
L-TAMS compoundHMDB
L-Threonic acid magnesium saltHMDB
MMFS-01HMDB
D-ThreonateHMDB
Threonic acidMeSH
Chemical FormulaC4H8O5
Average Molecular Weight136.1033
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight136.037173366
IUPAC Name(2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid
Traditional Namethreonic acid
CAS Registry Number3909-12-4
SMILES
OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O5/c5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9/h2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9)/t2-,3+/m1/s1
InChI KeyJPIJQSOTBSSVTP-GBXIJSLDSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentSugar acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Beta-hydroxy acid
  • Short-chain hydroxy acid
  • Sugar acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Monosaccharide
  • Fatty acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Polyol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Primary alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility53 mg/mLNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-2.1ALOGPS
logP-2.1ChemAxon
logS0.55ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.4ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area97.99 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity26.35 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.61 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Liver
  • Mammary Gland
  • Milk
  • Placenta
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
LiverDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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LiverDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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Mammary GlandDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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Mammary GlandDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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MilkDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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    • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
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    • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
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PlacentaExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
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Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Sub/clinical ketosis
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HMDB IDHMDB0000943
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022331
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID133224
KEGG Compound IDC01620
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG ID38497
Wikipedia LinkThreonic acid
METLIN ID5891
PubChem Compound151152
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID49059
References
Synthesis ReferenceSong J Z; Huang D P; Tian S J; Sun Z P Determination of L-threonate in calcium L-threonate preparations by capillary electrophoresis with indirect UV detection. Electrophoresis (1999), 20(9), 1850-5.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Melzer N, Wittenburg D, Hartwig S, Jakubowski S, Kesting U, Willmitzer L, Lisec J, Reinsch N, Repsilber D: Investigating associations between milk metabolite profiles and milk traits of Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci. 2013 Mar;96(3):1521-34. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5743. [PubMed:23438684 ]
  2. Scano P, Murgia A, Pirisi FM, Caboni P: A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approach for the characterization of goat milk compared with cow milk. J Dairy Sci. 2014 Oct;97(10):6057-66. doi: 10.3168/jds.2014-8247. Epub 2014 Aug 6. [PubMed:25108860 ]
  3. Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals (2009). Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375?386. Metabolomics.
  4. Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals (2009). Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff, John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375-386 doi: 10.1007/s11306-009-0160-8. Metabolomics.