methyl mercaptan

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q409309
methyl mercaptan
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methyl mercaptan

Summary

methyl mercaptan is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • methyl mercaptan's image is recorded as Methanethiol cylinder.jpg[3].
  • methyl mercaptan's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • methyl mercaptan's chemical structure is recorded as Methanethiol.svg[5].
  • methyl mercaptan's GND ID is recorded as 4353673-6[6].
  • methyl mercaptan's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 74-93-1[7].
  • methyl mercaptan's EC number is recorded as 200-822-1[8].
  • methyl mercaptan's canonical SMILES is recorded as CS[9].
  • methyl mercaptan's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/CH4S/c1-2/h2H,1H3[10].
  • methyl mercaptan's InChIKey is recorded as LSDPWZHWYPCBBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N[11].
  • methyl mercaptan's chemical formula is recorded as CH₄S[12].
  • methyl mercaptan's subclass of is recorded as poly(3-hydroxyvalerate)[13].
  • methyl mercaptan's part of is recorded as methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol[14].
  • methyl mercaptan's part of is recorded as O-acetylhomoserine aminocarboxypropyltransferase activity[15].
  • methyl mercaptan's part of is recorded as methanethiol oxidase activity[16].
  • methyl mercaptan's part of is recorded as methionine gamma-lyase activity[17].
  • methyl mercaptan's part of is recorded as methylthiol:coenzyme M methyltransferase activity[18].
  • methyl mercaptan's Commons category is recorded as Methanethiol[19].
  • methyl mercaptan's has part is recorded as sulfur[20].
  • methyl mercaptan's has part is recorded as carbon[21].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4YW8[22].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2EFT[23].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2BJS[24].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3AEL[25].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3AEP[26].
  • methyl mercaptan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2GYO[27].

Why It Matters

methyl mercaptan ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 63 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . 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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