methylglyoxal

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q903881
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methylglyoxal

Summary

methylglyoxal is a type of chemical entity[1]. methylglyoxal ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • methylglyoxal's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • methylglyoxal's chemical structure is recorded as Pyruvaldehyde.svg[4].
  • methylglyoxal's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1[5].
  • methylglyoxal's GND ID is recorded as 4396972-0[6].
  • methylglyoxal's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 78-98-8[7].
  • methylglyoxal's EC number is recorded as 201-164-8[8].
  • methylglyoxal's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)C=O[9].
  • methylglyoxal's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C3H4O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2H,1H3[10].
  • methylglyoxal's InChIKey is recorded as AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N[11].
  • methylglyoxal's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₄O₂[12].
  • methylglyoxal's subclass of is recorded as biogenic acyclic ketone[13].
  • methylglyoxal's subclass of is recorded as biogenic acyclic aldehyde[14].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal metabolic process[15].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal biosynthetic process[16].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione[17].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal via (R)-lactaldehyde[18].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as response to methylglyoxal[19].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal catabolic process[20].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal catabolic process to lactate[21].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as cellular response to methylglyoxal[22].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as cellular detoxification of methylglyoxal[23].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as lactoylglutathione lyase activity[24].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal synthase activity[25].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as methylglyoxal reductase (NADH-dependent) activity[26].
  • methylglyoxal's part of is recorded as glyoxalase III activity[27].

Why It Matters

methylglyoxal ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2] methylglyoxal has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] methylglyoxal is known by 31 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] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ChEBI. 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. 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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