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<metabolite>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-10-03 18:41:06 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2020-06-04 18:59:54 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>BMDB0031523</accession>
  <secondary_accessions>
    <accession>BMDB31523</accession>
  </secondary_accessions>
  <name>Methyl acetate</name>
  <description>Methyl acetate, also known as devoton or tereton, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl esters. These are organic compounds containing a carboxyl group that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=H or organyl group and R'=methyl group. Methyl acetate exists as a solid, possibly soluble (in water), and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa) molecule. Methyl acetate exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>Acetate de methyle</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetic acid methyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>AcOMe</synonym>
    <synonym>CH3CO2CH3</synonym>
    <synonym>CH3COOCH3</synonym>
    <synonym>Devoton</synonym>
    <synonym>MeOAc</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl ethanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>Methylacetat</synonym>
    <synonym>Tereton</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetic acid de methyle</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetate methyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl ethanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl acetic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetic acid, methyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetic acid,methyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Ethyl ester OF monoacetic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>FEMA 2676</synonym>
    <synonym>HSDB 95</synonym>
    <synonym>METHYL acetATE, 97%</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl acetic ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl ester OF acetic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyl-acetate</synonym>
    <synonym>Methylacetaat</synonym>
    <synonym>Methyle (acetate de)</synonym>
    <synonym>Methylester kiseliny octove</synonym>
    <synonym>Metile</synonym>
    <synonym>Metile (acetato di)</synonym>
    <synonym>Octan metylu</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C3H6O2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>74.0785</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>74.036779436</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>methyl acetate</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>methyl acetate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>79-20-9</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>COC(C)=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(4)5-2/h1-2H3</inchi>
  <inchikey>KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl esters. These are organic compounds containing a carboxyl group that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=H or organyl group and R'=methyl group.</description>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organic acids and derivatives</super_class>
    <class>Carboxylic acids and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Carboxylic acid derivatives</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Methyl esters</direct_parent>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Methyl ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>a small molecule</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>acetate ester</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>methyl ester</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <experimental_properties>
    <state>Liquid</state>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>-98.7 °C</value>
      <source/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>water_solubility</kind>
      <value>243 mg/mL at 20 °C</value>
      <source/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>0.18</value>
      <source/>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>0.18</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>0.54</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.077</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
      <value>-7</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>iupac</kind>
      <value>methyl acetate</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>average_mass</kind>
      <value>74.0785</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mono_mass</kind>
      <value>74.036779436</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>smiles</kind>
      <value>COC(C)=O</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formula</kind>
      <value>C3H6O2</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchi</kind>
      <value>InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(4)5-2/h1-2H3</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchikey</kind>
      <value>KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
      <value>26.3</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>refractivity</kind>
      <value>17.41</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polarizability</kind>
      <value>7.36</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>donor_count</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>number_of_rings</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>bioavailability</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rule_of_five</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>ghose_filter</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>veber_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mddr_like_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::EiMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1936</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsIr</type>
      <spectrum_id>4583</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsIr</type>
      <spectrum_id>4584</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>25555</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>27043</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>27745</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>28609</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>100828</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>100829</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>100830</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>172935</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>49737</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>49738</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>49739</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>169182</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>169183</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>169184</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1471168</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2776751</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>3985</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>4269</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164451</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164452</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164454</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164455</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164456</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164457</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164458</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164459</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164460</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164461</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164462</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164463</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164464</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164465</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164466</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164467</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>164468</spectrum_id>
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  <normal_concentrations>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value>0.00222 +/- 0.00111</concentration_value>
      <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
      <comment>In raw milk samples for diets based on grass silage</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Toso B, Procida G, Stefanon B: Determination of volatile compounds in cows' milk using headspace GC-MS. J Dairy Res. 2002 Nov;69(4):569-77.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>12463694</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value>0.00250 +/- 0.00167</concentration_value>
      <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
      <comment>In raw milk samples for diets based on maize silage</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Toso B, Procida G, Stefanon B: Determination of volatile compounds in cows' milk using headspace GC-MS. J Dairy Res. 2002 Nov;69(4):569-77.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>12463694</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value>0.00167 +/- 0.00139</concentration_value>
      <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
      <comment>In raw milk samples for diets based on hay</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Toso B, Procida G, Stefanon B: Determination of volatile compounds in cows' milk using headspace GC-MS. J Dairy Res. 2002 Nov;69(4):569-77.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>12463694</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
  </normal_concentrations>
  <foodb_id>FDB008125</foodb_id>
  <chemspider_id>6335</chemspider_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id>6584</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chebi_id>77700</chebi_id>
  <knapsack_id>C00048479</knapsack_id>
  <kegg_id>C17530</kegg_id>
  <pdbe_id/>
  <meta_cyc_id>METHYL-ACETATE</meta_cyc_id>
  <drugbank_id/>
  <phenol_explorer_compound_id/>
  <bigg_id/>
  <wikipedia_id>Methyl_acetate</wikipedia_id>
  <metlin_id/>
  <synthesis_reference/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Toso B, Procida G, Stefanon B: Determination of volatile compounds in cows' milk using headspace GC-MS. J Dairy Res. 2002 Nov;69(4):569-77.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>12463694</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <protein_associations>
  </protein_associations>
</metabolite>
