Molecular structure
/ COMPOUND
3-methylbut-2-enal
Molecular ID 61020Formula C5H8OMW 84.1260 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · verified against peer-reviewed literature
foulmeasuredbrownmeasuredlemonmeasuredmintymeasurednuttymeasuredsharpmeasuredspicymeasuredsweetmeasuredalmondmeasuredbananameasuredcherrymeasuredfruitymeasurednaturemeasuredpopcornmeasuredpungentmeasureddryfruitmeasuredetherealmeasuredfragrantmeasured
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · verified against peer-reviewed data
sweetmeasured
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
51%
predicted bioactivity probability
medium confidencelow structural similarity to training set
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
N(6)-dimethylallyladenine + A + H2O = 3-methyl-2-butenal + adenine + AH2
torulene + O2 = 4'-apo-beta-carotenal + 3-methyl-2-butenal
productview reaction →
prenol + NADP(+) = 3-methyl-2-butenal + NADPH + H(+)
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
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