描述
Malonic semialdehyde is formed in the alternative pathway of propionate metabolism and in the catabolism of beta-alanine. Studies done on these pathways in cultured cells from a patient with mitochondrial malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency show that malonic semialdehyde is directly converted into acetyl-CoA in man. (PMID: 6418146) [HMDB]. Malonic semialdehyde is found in many foods, some of which are spinach, rocket salad (sspecies), pepper (c. pubescens), and bilberry.
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h2H,1H2,(H,5,6)