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General Information

Chemical nameMethyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate
CAS number40348-72-9
JECFA number590
Flavouring typesubstances
FL No.09.548
MixtureNo
Purity of the named substance at least 95% unless otherwise specified
Reference bodyJECFA

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID62908
IUPAC Namemethyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate
InChIInChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-5(2)4-6(8)7(9)10-3/h5-6,8H,4H2,1-3H3
InChI KeyJOSNYUDSMPILKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC(C)CC(C(=O)OC)O
Molecular FormulaC7H14O3
Wikipediamethyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight146.186
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity109.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B g M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A D R S g g A I C C A A A B g A I A A C Q C A I A A A A A A A A A A A F A A A A B E B I A A A A A Q A A E A A A D A A C I A A A M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area46.5
Monoisotopic Mass146.094
Exact Mass146.094
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count10
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9380
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9510
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.5557
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7067
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7146
Non-inhibitor0.5580
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9511
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.8019
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8373
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8878
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.5811
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9603
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9342
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9609
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9502
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9747
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9770
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9924
Non-inhibitor0.9136
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.8601
CarcinogensCarcinogens 0.5322
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.6455
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.7890
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7897
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.7344
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.6171
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7080

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-1.1711LogS
Caco-2 Permeability0.7844LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.4164LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.9272pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.0623pIGC50, ug/L

From admetSAR


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
SubclassFatty acid esters
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentFatty acid esters
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsFatty acid ester - Methyl ester - Secondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid ester - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid.

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