Chemical Component Summary

NameLAEVULINIC ACID
SynonymsLEVULINIC ACID
Identifiers4-oxidanylidenepentanoic acid
FormulaC5 H8 O3
Molecular Weight116.115
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCC(=O)CCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKeyJOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count16
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count15
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02239 
NameLaevulinic Acid
Groups experimental
SynonymsLaevulinic Acid
Brand NamesPurus antibacterial wipes
CAS number123-76-2

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydrataseMQPQSVLHSGYFHPLLRAWQTATTTLNASNLIYPIFVTDVPDDIQPITSL...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 11579
ChEMBL CHEMBL1235931
ChEBI CHEBI:45630
CCDC/CSD NIPPEJ
COD 2238479