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Update Date2016-11-09 01:13:58 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM009343
Identification
Common NamePimelic acid
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionAn alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is pentane with two carboxylic acid groups at positions C-1 and C-5.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Feces
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
  • HPV EPA Chemicals
  • STOFF IDENT Compounds
  • ToxCast & Tox21 Chemicals
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
1,5-Pentanedicarboxylic acidChEBI
6-Carboxyhexanoic acidChEBI
Heptanedioic acidChEBI
PimelateChEBI
6-CarboxyhexanoateKegg
1,5-PentanedicarboxylateGenerator
HeptanedioateGenerator
Acid, pimelicHMDB
Acids, pimelicHMDB
Pimelic acidsHMDB
1,7-HeptanedioateHMDB
1,7-Heptanedioic acidHMDB
HeptandioateHMDB
Heptandioic acidHMDB
Heptane-1,7-dioateHMDB
Heptane-1,7-dioic acidHMDB
PilerateHMDB
Pileric acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC7H12O4
Average Molecular Mass160.168 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass160.074 g/mol
CAS Registry Number111-16-0
IUPAC Nameheptanedioic acid
Traditional Namepimelic acid
SMILESOC(=O)CCCCCC(O)=O
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C7H12O4/c8-6(9)4-2-1-3-5-7(10)11/h1-5H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)
InChI KeyWLJVNTCWHIRURA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Medium-chain fatty acid
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility13.3 g/LALOGPS
logP0.51ALOGPS
logP0.94ChemAxon
logS-1.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.05ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count6ChemAxon
Refractivity37.34 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability16.31 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-056s-1910000000-58bf29a41b2e4b405df9Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0r7l-9100000000-aeff5d9828ac92b33028Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-054k-1910000000-fc6cb63b081b4f5f7fd3Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-056s-1910000000-58bf29a41b2e4b405df9Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-054k-1900000000-403538c5b4091abf0a3dSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9400000000-3bc5f898da696375482fSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00y0-9720000000-f599c8c7e2d374dc1d0cSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0002-9300000000-a3d2b3924fcede41e331Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0002-9100000000-7050dc1518d598ad5051Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-052e-9200000000-84550d0cfeb05e8d79bdSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (Unknown) , Positivesplash10-0r7l-9100000000-b698134a5d1e523a961eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-a3b877a40a98e4d07993Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-0002-9500000000-6f90176eaadac29eae28Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-859f1028218d04c20dc6Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-ef436118494b323530f4Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-15fa4059d8c10e1e3a03Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-a3b877a40a98e4d07993Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0002-9500000000-6f90176eaadac29eae28Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-0ece97699a3ecbbd29c5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-aa9d7a3b0b034eb999acSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-15fa4059d8c10e1e3a03Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0002-9100000000-bbaaf04acf7504d9af12Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-2467588398a0cc1a7173Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0ufr-9000000000-2c0303cc46347643edeeSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0002-9200000000-62e7353cf7ec99f7b257Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0002-9700000000-51105e097da7cfc85c56Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03dl-1900000000-f72d396c48eae140d2eaSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-02tc-6900000000-148d1369a6cc8216a4d4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0aou-9000000000-8148e8a28ecc0a5f1819Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-97c3b22812cb1495f92eSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-2900000000-ec8e65ccb8032a2fffa0Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9100000000-c8c106238d3a22f75dbcSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDDB01856
HMDB IDHMDB0000857
FooDB IDFDB022283
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00001199
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDCPD-205
METLIN ID3280
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkPimelic_acid
Chemspider ID376
ChEBI ID30531
PubChem Compound ID385
Kegg Compound IDC02656
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDECMDB00857
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20693992
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21437340
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22770225
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24486440
5. Murib, Jawad H.; Kahn, John H. Production of pimelic acid by carbonylation of e-caprolactone using excess water. U.S. (1989), 3 pp.
6. Guneral F, Bachmann C: Age-related reference values for urinary organic acids in a healthy Turkish pediatric population. Clin Chem. 1994 Jun;40(6):862-6.
7. Passi S, Picardo M, Mingrone G, Breathnach AS, Nazzaro-Porro M: Azelaic acid--biochemistry and metabolism. Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh). 1989;143:8-13.
8. Pettit BR: The analysis of thiodiglycollic acid by selected ion monitoring. Clin Chim Acta. 1986 Apr 15;156(1):85-90.
9. Niwa T, Ohki T, Maeda K, Saito A, Kobayashi K: Pattern of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids in uremic serum including a new organic acid, 2,4-dimethyladipic acid. Clin Chim Acta. 1979 Nov 15;99(1):71-83.
10. Mahadevappa VG, Holub BJ: The molecular species composition of individual diacyl phospholipids in human platelets. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1982 Oct 14;713(1):73-9.
11. Cronan JE, Lin S: Synthesis of the alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid precursor of biotin by the canonical fatty acid biosynthetic pathway. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2011 Jun;15(3):407-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.03.001. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
12. Manandhar M, Cronan JE: Pimelic acid, the first precursor of the Bacillus subtilis biotin synthesis pathway, exists as the free acid and is assembled by fatty acid synthesis. Mol Microbiol. 2017 May;104(4):595-607. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13648. Epub 2017 Mar 3.
13. Ohsugi M, Miyauchi K, Tachibana K, Nakao S: Formation of a biotin precursor, pimelic acid, in yeasts from C18 fatty acids. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 1988 Aug;34(4):343-52. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.34.343.
14. Bennett MJ, Ragni MC, Hood I, Hale DE: Azelaic and pimelic acids: metabolic intermediates or artefacts? J Inherit Metab Dis. 1992;15(2):220-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01799635.