Molecular structure
/ COMPOUND
methane
Molecular ID 2975 food sources
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
earthyhoneyanimalsweetodorlessfreshdryleatheryfruitybutterymeatyfermented
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
81%
predicted bioactivity probability
high confidencelow structural similarity to training set
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
coenzyme B + methyl-coenzyme M = methane + coenzyme M-coenzyme B heterodisulfide
methane + NADH + O2 + H(+) = methanol + NAD(+) + H2O
methane + NADPH + O2 + H(+) = methanol + NADP(+) + H2O
methane + a quinol + O2 = a quinone + methanol + H2O
Research papers
55 peer-reviewed papers reference this compound · top-cited shown
Foods containing this compound
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