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aldehydes

organic compounds containing a functional group with the structure −CHO, consisting of a carbonyl center (a carbon double-bonded to oxygen) with the carbon atom also bonded to hydrogen and to an R group, which is any generic alkyl or side chain
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aldehydes

Summary

aldehydes is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. aldehydes ranks in the top 4% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • aldehydes's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • aldehydes's canonical SMILES is recorded as [H]C([*])=O[4].
  • aldehydes is a type of carbonyl compound[5].
  • aldehydes is part of cellular aldehyde metabolic process[6].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde biosynthetic process[7].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde catabolic process[8].
  • aldehydes is part of cellular detoxification of aldehyde[9].
  • aldehydes is part of cellular response to aldehyde[10].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity[11].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde oxidase activity[12].
  • aldehydes is part of pyruvate decarboxylase activity[13].
  • aldehydes is part of alcohol dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity[14].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity[15].
  • aldehydes is part of alcohol oxidase activity[16].
  • aldehydes is part of alkan-1-ol dehydrogenase (acceptor) activity[17].
  • aldehydes is part of aliphatic-amine oxidase activity[18].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase activity[19].
  • aldehydes is part of alkanesulfonate monooxygenase activity[20].
  • aldehydes is part of alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity[21].
  • aldehydes is part of aldehyde dehydrogenase (quinone) activity[22].
  • aldehydes is part of monoamine oxidase activity[23].
  • aldehydes is part of alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c(L)) activity[24].
  • aldehydes is part of alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c) activity[25].
  • aldehydes's Commons category is recorded as Aldehydes[26].
  • aldehydes comprises aldehyde group[27].

Why It Matters

aldehydes ranks in the top 4% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2] aldehydes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] aldehydes is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ChEBI release 2021-07-01. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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