Showing metabocard for 2-ethylhexanal (MMDBc0054166)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2022-06-05 22:56:47 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-01 02:27:39 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0054166
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
2-ethylhexanal
Description
2-ethylhexanal is also known as 3-formylheptane. 2-ethylhexanal is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 2-ethylhexanal.
Bansal P, Morgat A, Axelsen KB, Muthukrishnan V, Coudert E, Aimo L, Hyka-Nouspikel N, Gasteiger E, Kerhornou A, Neto TB, Pozzato M, Blatter MC, Ignatchenko A, Redaschi N, Bridge A: Rhea, the reaction knowledgebase in 2022. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Jan 7;50(D1):D693-D700. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab1016. [PubMed:34755880 ]
