C4H8O2S
120.17 g/mol
OtherDanger
3-(Methylthio)propionic acid
CAS646-01-5EC211-460-9
Category
Other
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
phytotoxin, methionine metabolite intermediate
3-(Methylthio)propionic acid is a thia fatty acid that serves as an intermediate in mammalian methionine metabolism. It is also the simplest known phytotoxin, acting as a blight-inducing toxin produced by the cassava pathogen Xanthomonas campestris manihotis.
phytotoxin in plant pathology researchmethionine metabolite intermediate in metabolic studies
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Safety Reference
Danger
H290May be corrosive to metals
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
3-methylsulfanylpropanoic acid
InChIKey
CAOMCZAIALVUPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CSCCC(=O)O
Synonyms (16)
- 3-(Methylthio)propanoic acid
- 3-(Methylthio)propionic acid
- 3-(Methythio)propionic acid
- 3-(methylthio)propanoate
- 3-METHYLTHIOPROPIONA
- 3-methylmercaptopropionate
- 3-methylthiopropionate
- 4-Thiapentanoate
- 4-Thiapentanoic acid