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Creation Date2016-05-25 18:08:31 UTC
Update Date2016-11-09 01:17:19 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM021623
Identification
Common NameCitramalic acid
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionA 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Feces
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(+-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acidChEBI
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acidChEBI
2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acidChEBI
2-Methylmalic acidChEBI
alpha-Hydroxypyrotartaric acidChEBI
Citramalic acidsChEBI
(+-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinateGenerator
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioateGenerator
2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinateGenerator
2-MethylmalateGenerator
a-HydroxypyrotartarateGenerator
a-Hydroxypyrotartaric acidGenerator
alpha-HydroxypyrotartarateGenerator
Α-hydroxypyrotartarateGenerator
Α-hydroxypyrotartaric acidGenerator
CitramalateGenerator
(b)-2-MethylmalateHMDB
(b)-2-Methylmalic acidHMDB
(b)-CitramalateHMDB
(b)-Citramalic acidHMDB
(R,S)-(b)-CitramalateHMDB
(R,S)-(b)-Citramalic acidHMDB
(R,S)-b-MethylmalateHMDB
(R,S)-b-Methylmalic acidHMDB
(R,S)-beta-MethylmalateHMDB
(R,S)-beta-Methylmalic acidHMDB
2-Deoxy-3-C-methyltetrarateHMDB
2-Deoxy-3-C-methyltetraric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-(b)-butanedioateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-(b)-butanedioic acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanedioateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanedioic acidHMDB
2-Methyl-(b)-malateHMDB
2-Methyl-(b)-malic acidHMDB
DL-CitramalateHMDB
DL-Citramalic acidHMDB
Citramalate, (+-)-isomerHMDB
Citramalate, (R)-isomerHMDB
Citramalate, (S)-isomerHMDB
alpha-MethylmalateHMDB
(R)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioateHMDB
Citramalic acidKEGG
Chemical FormulaC5H8O5
Average Molecular Mass148.114 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass148.037 g/mol
CAS Registry Number597-44-4
IUPAC Name2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid
Traditional Namecitramalate, (+-)-
SMILESCC(O)(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-5(10,4(8)9)2-3(6)7/h10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChI KeyXFTRTWQBIOMVPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentHydroxy fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Short-chain hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Tertiary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • 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 Solubility297 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.91ALOGPS
logP-0.68ChemAxon
logS0.3ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.35ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area94.83 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity29.59 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability12.69 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-000l-9200000000-d88cf81bb63b8badd74dSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (3 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00gs-8492000000-d1c8fb9235f1de536d15Spectrum
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 (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 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_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_3_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-000j-7900000000-efbe2adf2c82decc64a6Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-052u-9000000000-3754186783f820cbff7cSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-052o-9000000000-0656e8e194378442727fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-ITFT , negativesplash10-0002-2900000000-be1cc6b0ea685f5d7ac2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-IT , negativesplash10-002r-8900000000-7dd192ed79cd2d306ea5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - , negativesplash10-000i-9500000000-c96a62314140c10f1245Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 50V, Negativesplash10-0002-2900000000-716fb416386753113137Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-20ae5f1dfa6847e56e0dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-4bc688d98054e464cf07Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 30V, Negativesplash10-0a4r-9000000000-61294657ce4e2d5d6d05Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-9400000000-d027e4da9369388ea3c2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-e7930822f64c0c43d7c0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Negativesplash10-000i-9500000000-2e922f07663d3c399240Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-9400000000-b372db83cd99e22fb0acSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-093483f4bf2d387fa405Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-001a-5900000000-437d36fe16a8d6f79c68Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000i-9200000000-6aed3a8e654948bbd5e8Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-000i-9000000000-31c6a41b79f5b68fa431Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0uds-4900000000-0d782e5134753ac75aebSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0zg0-9800000000-79154974b5c30f915ea5Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9100000000-16648250719da0016f96Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0f79-7900000000-7ad97a16a3c93f065dc0Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0pbi-9200000000-5a2fa29950e165d19eeeSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-6e51c64fc7bc0e025373Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0019-7900000000-8d007c21807d42c8e41bSpectrum
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
1D NMR1H 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 IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000426
FooDB IDFDB002815
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00001181
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
METLIN ID5415
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
Chemspider ID1051
ChEBI ID15584
PubChem Compound ID1081
Kegg Compound IDC00815
YMDB IDYMDB01584
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=13160012
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=14470458
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=17439666
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21871058
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=6145530
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=7408203
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8. HULME AC: The oxidation of citramalic acid and beta-hydroxyglutaric acid to acetoacetic acid and the possible significance of citramalic acid in plant metabolism. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1954 May;14(1):44-51.
9. Castrillo JI, Zeef LA, Hoyle DC, Zhang N, Hayes A, Gardner DC, Cornell MJ, Petty J, Hakes L, Wardleworth L, Rash B, Brown M, Dunn WB, Broadhurst D, O'Donoghue K, Hester SS, Dunkley TP, Hart SR, Swainston N, Li P, Gaskell SJ, Paton NW, Lilley KS, Kell DB, Oliver SG: Growth control of the eukaryote cell: a systems biology study in yeast. J Biol. 2007;6(2):4. doi: 10.1186/jbiol54.
10. Perlman S, Carr SA: Citramalic acid in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with bacterial meningitis. Clin Chem. 1984 Jul;30(7):1209-12.
11. Greter J, Lindstedt S, Seeman H, Steen G: 2-hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid--a urinary metabolite in propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency. Clin Chim Acta. 1980 Sep 8;106(1):103-6.
12. Shaw W, Kassen E, Chaves E: Increased urinary excretion of analogs of Krebs cycle metabolites and arabinose in two brothers with autistic features. Clin Chem. 1995 Aug;41(8 Pt 1):1094-104.
13. HULME AC: The isolation of l-citramalic acid from the peel of the apple fruit. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1954 May;14(1):36-43. doi: 10.1016/0006-3002(54)90127-4.
14. CARLES J: [On the decarboxylations in wine and the appearance of citramalic acid]. Rev Esp Fisiol. 1959 Sep;15:193-9.
15. Hossain AH, Hendrikx A, Punt PJ: Identification of novel citramalate biosynthesis pathways in Aspergillus niger. Fungal Biol Biotechnol. 2019 Nov 19;6:19. doi: 10.1186/s40694-019-0084-7. eCollection 2019.