propionic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q422956
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propionic acid

Summary

propionic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • propionic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • propionic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Propionsäure Keilstrich.svg[4].
  • propionic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Propionic acid chemical structure.svg[5].
  • propionic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Free fatty acid receptor 2[6].
  • propionic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Free fatty acid receptor 3[7].
  • propionic acid's GND ID is recorded as 4175947-3[8].
  • propionic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 79-09-4[9].
  • propionic acid's EC number is recorded as 201-176-3[10].
  • propionic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(=O)O[11].
  • propionic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5)[12].
  • propionic acid's InChIKey is recorded as XBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N[13].
  • propionic acid's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85107535[14].
  • propionic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₆O₂[15].
  • propionic acid's subclass of is recorded as straight chain fatty acids[16].
  • propionic acid's subclass of is recorded as short-chain fatty acid[17].
  • propionic acid's Commons category is recorded as Propionic acid[18].
  • propionic acid's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 47320[19].
  • propionic acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[20].
  • propionic acid's has part is recorded as carbon[21].
  • propionic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL14021[22].
  • propionic acid's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 1062[23].
  • propionic acid's E number is recorded as E280[24].
  • propionic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4XH4[25].
  • propionic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4XH5[26].
  • propionic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4CVC[27].

Why It Matters

propionic acid ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . 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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