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3-oxobutanoic acid

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3-oxobutanoic acid

Summary

3-oxobutanoic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's chemical structure is recorded as 3-Keto butyric acid Structural Formula V1.svg[4].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 541-50-4[5].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)CC(=O)O[6].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)[7].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's InChIKey is recorded as WDJHALXBUFZDSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N[8].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₆O₃[9].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's subclass of is recorded as biogenic acyclic ketone[10].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's subclass of is recorded as oxo fatty acids[11].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's subclass of is recorded as short-chain fatty acid[12].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's part of is recorded as acetoacetic acid biosynthetic process[13].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's Commons category is recorded as Acetoacetic acid[14].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[15].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's has part is recorded as carbon[16].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1230762[17].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1UJW[18].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3VDR[19].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1FCP[20].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2FCP[21].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3I09[22].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1QCO[23].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2Y7G[24].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1YSL[25].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1E3W[26].
  • 3-oxobutanoic acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l04w[27].

Why It Matters

3-oxobutanoic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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