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acetaldehyde

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acetaldehyde

Summary

acetaldehyde is a type of chemical entity[1]. acetaldehyde ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,337 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • acetaldehyde's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • acetaldehyde's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1[4].
  • acetaldehyde's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1[5].
  • acetaldehyde's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC=O[6].
  • acetaldehyde's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₄O[7].
  • acetaldehyde is a type of biogenic acyclic aldehyde[8].
  • acetaldehyde is a type of alkanal[9].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetaldehyde metabolic process[10].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetaldehyde biosynthetic process[11].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetaldehyde catabolic process[12].
  • acetaldehyde is part of response to acetaldehyde[13].
  • acetaldehyde is part of cellular response to acetaldehyde[14].
  • acetaldehyde is part of deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase activity[15].
  • acetaldehyde is part of threonine aldolase activity[16].
  • acetaldehyde is part of 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase activity[17].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (acetylating) activity[18].
  • acetaldehyde is part of ethanolamine ammonia-lyase activity[19].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetylene hydratase activity[20].
  • acetaldehyde is part of fluorothreonine transaldolase activity[21].
  • acetaldehyde is part of nitronate monooxygenase (FMN-linked) activity[22].
  • acetaldehyde is part of acetoin-ribose-5-phosphate transaldolase activity[23].
  • acetaldehyde is part of fucosterol-epoxide lyase activity[24].
  • acetaldehyde is part of lactate aldolase activity[25].
  • acetaldehyde is part of phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase activity[26].
  • acetaldehyde is part of ethanolamine-phosphate phospho-lyase activity[27].

Why It Matters

acetaldehyde ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,337 views/month).[2] acetaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] acetaldehyde is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vapor pressure → {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+740'}
    Has characteristic → Class IA flammable liquid
    Subclass of → biogenic acyclic aldehyde, alkanal
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22746, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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