Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for L-Threonic Acid (HMDB0062620)

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Record Information

Version

4.0

Status

Detected but not Quantified

Creation Date

2017-03-23 04:42:32 UTC

Update Date

2019-07-23 07:18:57 UTC

HMDB ID

HMDB0062620

Secondary Accession Numbers

HMDB62620

Metabolite Identification

Common Name

L-Threonic Acid

Description

L-threonic Acid, also known as L-Threonate or Magnesium threonate, is classified as a sugar acid or a Sugar acid derivative. Sugar acids are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. L-threonic Acid is considered to be soluble (in water) and acidic. L-threonic Acid can be found throughout numerous foods such as Capers, Muscadine grapes, Black huckleberries, and Pecan nuts

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Value	Source
(2R,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanoic acid	Kegg
(2R,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanoate	Generator
L-Threonic acid	Generator
Calcium threonate	MeSH
Threonic acid, (R-(r,s))-isomer	MeSH
Threonic acid	MeSH
Magnesium threonate	MeSH
2,3,4-Trihydroxy-(threo)-butanoic acid	MeSH
Calcium L-threonate	MeSH
Threonate	MeSH
Threonic acid, (r,r)-isomer	MeSH

Chemical Formula

C₄H₈O₅

Average Molecular Weight

136.1033

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

136.037173366

IUPAC Name

(2R,3S)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid

Traditional Name

threonate

CAS Registry Number

7306-96-9

SMILES

OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C4H8O5/c5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9/h2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9)/t2-,3+/m0/s1

InChI Key

JPIJQSOTBSSVTP-STHAYSLISA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. These are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates

Direct Parent

Sugar acids and derivatives

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Beta-hydroxy acid
Short-chain hydroxy acid
Sugar acid
Alpha-hydroxy acid
Hydroxy acid
Monosaccharide
Fatty acid
Secondary alcohol
Polyol
Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acid derivative
Alcohol
Carbonyl group
Primary alcohol
Hydrocarbon derivative
Organic oxide
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

threonic acid (CHEBI:15908 )

Ontology

Disposition

Biological location:

Biofluid and excreta:

Blood

Role

Industrial application:

Pharmaceutical industry:

Pharmaceutical

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value	Reference
Melting Point	Not Available	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available	Not Available
Water Solubility	488 g/l	ALOGPS
LogP	-2.11	ALOGPS

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
logP	-2.1	ALOGPS
logP	-2.1	ChemAxon
logS	0.55	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	3.4	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-3	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	-1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	5	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	4	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	97.99 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	3	ChemAxon
Refractivity	26.35 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	11.61 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	1	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	Yes	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	Yes	ChemAxon

Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	View
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS)	splash10-0gc3-1980000000-1134cc7dbfebc81101f0	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positive	splash10-08i0-9000000000-8d139618fe1977b7f75c	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS) - 70eV, Positive	splash10-05i9-9135200000-540f14ba652277646ad0	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-014r-3900000000-2b3d3fb29e0133c070fa	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-03di-9300000000-9c5553554eff5afd7d2c	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0r6v-9100000000-b760f5ab8de654f72611	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-009l-9300000000-cea0b9791733d92b7dac	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0abl-9100000000-5893bc2f3c3758ba4459	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0ab9-9000000000-b86ae9d1fd6d44595e98	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA

Biological Properties

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biospecimen Locations

Blood
Feces
Urine

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Name	SMPDB/Pathwhiz	KEGG

Normal Concentrations

Biospecimen	Status	Age	Sex	Condition	Reference	Details
Blood	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	24740205	details
Blood	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	24801555	details
Feces	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	29808030	details
Feces	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	27543620	details
Feces	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	25037050	details

Abnormal Concentrations

Biospecimen	Status	Age	Sex	Condition	Reference	Details
Feces	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Colorectal cancer	27015276	details
Feces	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Colorectal cancer	25037050	details
Urine	Detected but not Quantified	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Bladder cancer	28157703	details

Associated Disorders and Diseases

Disease References

Colorectal cancer

Sinha R, Ahn J, Sampson JN, Shi J, Yu G, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Goedert JJ: Fecal Microbiota, Fecal Metabolome, and Colorectal Cancer Interrelations. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 25;11(3):e0152126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152126. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27015276 ]
Goedert JJ, Sampson JN, Moore SC, Xiao Q, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Ahn J, Shi J, Sinha R: Fecal metabolomics: assay performance and association with colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Sep;35(9):2089-96. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgu131. Epub 2014 Jul 18. [PubMed:25037050 ]

Associated OMIM IDs