oxoacetic acid

acetic acid bearing an aldehyde group
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q413552
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oxoacetic acid

Summary

oxoacetic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • oxoacetic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • oxoacetic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Glyoxylsäure.svg[4].
  • oxoacetic acid's GND ID is recorded as 4246754-8[5].
  • oxoacetic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 298-12-4[6].
  • oxoacetic acid's EC number is recorded as 206-058-5[7].
  • oxoacetic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(=O)C(=O)O[8].
  • oxoacetic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C2H2O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H,(H,4,5)[9].
  • oxoacetic acid's InChIKey is recorded as HHLFWLYXYJOTON-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • oxoacetic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₂O₃[11].
  • oxoacetic acid's subclass of is recorded as carboxylic acid[12].
  • oxoacetic acid's subclass of is recorded as alpha-CH2-containing aldehyde[13].
  • oxoacetic acid's Commons category is recorded as Glyoxylic acid[14].
  • oxoacetic acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[15].
  • oxoacetic acid's has part is recorded as carbon[16].
  • oxoacetic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1162545[17].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3PUG[18].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2HCJ[19].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2NZL[20].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1NXJ[21].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3U88[22].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1F8I[23].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2HUI[24].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1N8I[25].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1N8W[26].
  • oxoacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2BKW[27].

Why It Matters

oxoacetic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 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] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . 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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