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acetoin

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Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID179
CHEMBL ID3561873
CHEBI ID15688
MeSH IDM0000137

Synonyms (98)

Synonym
nsc89727
nsc-89727
51555-24-9
unii-bg4d34co2h
acetyl methyl carbinol [un2621] [flammable liquid]
2-01-00-00870 (beilstein handbook reference)
bg4d34co2h ,
1-hydroxyethyl methyl ketone
nsc7609
.gamma.-hydroxy-.beta.-oxobutane
acetyl methyl carbinol
methanol, acetylmethyl-
2,3-butanolone
nsc-7609
2-hydroxy-3-butanone
2-butanone, 3-hydroxy-
CHEBI:15688
gamma-hydroxy-beta-oxobutane
2-butanone, 3-hydroxy-, (r)-
2-butanone, 3-hydroxy-, (.+/-.)-
1-hydroxethyl methyl ketone
acetylmethyl-
acetoin (natural)
hsdb 974
dl-acetoin
ccris 2918
2-butanone, 3-hydroxy- (8ci,9ci)
(+/-)-3-hydroxybutan-2-one
(+/-)-acetoin
ai3-03314
2-butanone, 3-hydroxy
methanol, acetylmethyl
3-oxo-2-butanol
butan-2-ol-3-one
nsc 7609
einecs 208-174-1
brn 0385636
acethoin
un2621
fema no. 2008
3-hydroxy-2-butanone
513-86-0
C00466
2-acetoin
3-hydroxybutan-2-one
ACETOIN ,
dimethylketol
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetoin, may exist as crystalline dimer
acetoin, natural, >=95%, fg
acetoin, >=96%, fcc, fg
FT-0695713
H0225
AKOS000121293
LMFA12000020
cas-513-86-0
tox21_302518
dtxcid304399
dtxsid0024399 ,
NCGC00256914-01
FT-0621797
AKOS017278202
3-hydroxy-butane-2-one
3-hydroxy-butan-2-one
3-hydroxy-2-oxobutane
3-hydroxyl-2-butanone
acetoin (monomer) [fcc]
acetoin [fhfi]
acetoin dimer
acetoin (dimer)
acetoin [mi]
acetoin (dimer) [fcc]
acetoin [hsdb]
di-methylketol
2,3,5,6- tetramethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-diol
acetoin (monomer)
acetoin monomer
Q-200581
butan-2-one, 3-hydroxy-
un 2621
2-butanol-3-one
2-hydroxy-3-oxobutane
CHEMBL3561873
mfcd00004521
F0001-1338
acetoin, analytical standard
beta-oxobutane
b-oxobutane
acetoine
acetoin, >=96%, natural
Q223083
butan-2-0l-3-one
acetoin (may exist as crystalline dimer)
3-hydroxybutan-2-one (may include dimer)
D93492
PD124062
EN300-21639
(s)-3-hydroxy-2-butanone

Research Excerpts

Overview

Acetoin is a pheromone-like substance produced by gut-associated microorganisms in Drosophila. Acetoin serves as a high value-added platform with a broad range of applications, and can be effectively produced by Bacillus licheniformis.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Acetoin (AC) is an important platform bulk chemical with versatile applications. "( Biotechnological production of chiral acetoin.
Gao, C; Ma, C; Meng, W; Xu, P, 2022
)
2.44
"Acetoin is a high-value volatile compound widely applied in the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries. "( High production of acetoin from glycerol by Bacillus subtilis 35.
Petrov, K; Petrova, P; Tsigoriyna, L, 2023
)
2.68
"Acetoin is an important four-carbon compound that has many applications in foods, chemical synthesis, cosmetics, cigarettes, soaps, and detergents. "( Biological Production of (S)-acetoin: A State-of-the-Art Review.
Huang, RB; Li, JX; Xie, NZ, 2019
)
2.25
"Acetoin is a pheromone-like substance produced by gut-associated microorganisms in Drosophila."( Maternally-transmitted microbiota affects odor emission and preference in Drosophila larva.
Cortot, J; Farine, JP; Ferveur, JF; Habbachi, W; Roche, S, 2017
)
1.18
"Acetoin serves as a high value-added platform with a broad range of applications, and can be effectively produced by Bacillus licheniformis. "( Metabolomics analysis reveals global acetoin stress response of Bacillus licheniformis.
Chen, S; Chen, Y; He, P; Li, L; Li, S; Wang, D; Wei, X; Xu, Y; Yuan, H; Zhan, Y, 2019
)
2.23
"S-acetoin (S-AC) is an important four-carbon chiral compound that has unique industrial applications in the asymmetric synthesis of valuable chiral specialty chemicals. "( Production of S-acetoin from diacetyl by Escherichia coli transformant cells that express the diacetyl reductase gene of Paenibacillus polymyxa ZJ-9.
Ding, G; Gao, J; Li, FW; Xu, YY, 2013
)
1.46
"Acetoin is a volatile compound widely used in foods, cigarettes, cosmetics, detergents, chemical synthesis, plant growth promoters and biological pest controls. "( Strategies for enhancing fermentative production of acetoin: a review.
Lu, JR; Xiao, Z,
)
1.82
"Acetoin is a promising chemical compound that can potentially serve as a high value-added platform for a broad range of applications. "( Enhancement of acetoin production in Candida glabrata by in silico-aided metabolic engineering.
Chen, J; Gao, X; Li, S; Liu, L; Xu, N, 2014
)
2.2
"Acetoin is a common food flavor additive. "( Generation of acetoin and its derivatives in foods.
Lu, JR; Xiao, Z, 2014
)
2.21
"Acetoin in vinegar is an attractant to fruit flies when combined with acetic acid. "( Effective trapping of fruit flies with cultures of metabolically modified acetic acid bacteria.
Akasaka, N; Fujiwara, S; Goda, I; Ishii, Y; Sakoda, H, 2015
)
1.86
"Acetoin is a natural flavor and an important bio-based chemical which could be separated from fermentation broth by solvent extraction, salting-out extraction or recovered in the form of derivatives. "( Sugaring-out extraction of acetoin from fermentation broth by coupling with fermentation.
Dai, JY; Guan, WT; Ma, LH; Wang, ZF; Xiu, ZL, 2017
)
2.19
"Acetoin is a substance involved in the chemical communication of several other cockroach species and it seems plausible that the plant exploits the sensitivity of cockroaches to this compound to attract them to the flowers as part of the pollination syndrome of this species."( Cockroaches as pollinators of Clusia aff. sellowiana (Clusiaceae) on inselbergs in French Guiana.
Gustafsson, MH; Kalinová, B; Teichert, H; Vlasáková, B, 2008
)
1.07
"As acetoin synthesis is a proton-consuming process, we suggest that the acid sensitivity observed in thiamine-depleted cultures may be owing to an inability to produce acetoin."( Thiamine plays a critical role in the acid tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes.
Fuchs, TM; Karatzas, KA; Madeo, M; O'Byrne, CP; O'Riordan, N; Utratna, M, 2012
)
0.89
"Acetoin production is a novel method for quantifying and assessing the mode of action of inhibitors against L."( Acetoin production as an indicator of growth and metabolic inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes.
Fleming, HP; Romick, TL, 1998
)
2.46
"Acetoin is an important physiological metabolite excreted by many microorganisms. "( Acetoin metabolism in bacteria.
Xiao, Z; Xu, P,
)
3.02
"Acetoin is a major extracellular product of Bacillus subtilis grown on glucose and other fermentable carbon sources. "( Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis alsS, alsD, and alsR genes involved in post-exponential-phase production of acetoin.
Najimudin, N; Renna, MC; Winik, LR; Zahler, SA, 1993
)
1.94
"Acetoin is an effective precursor in the biosynthesis of lipids."( [Acetoin metabolism in animal tissues].
Buko, VU; Ostrovskiĭ, IuM; Zavodnik, IB,
)
1.76

Effects

Acetoin is oxidized to diacetyl by alpha-naphthol during the Westerfeld test in the absence or presence of air. Acetoin has never been found in urine before, and the other four acids have been found only rarely.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Acetoin, which has one carbonyl group and an adjacent hydroxyl group, gave positive results, but methyl action (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone) was negative, and subsequent tests supported the conclusion that acetoin is oxidized to diacetyl by alpha-naphthol during the Westerfeld test in the absence or presence of air."( Specificity of the Westerfeld adaptation of the Voges-Proskauer test.
Collins, EB; Speckman, RA, 1982
)
0.99
"Acetoin has never been found in urine before, and the other four acids have been found only rarely."( Carbohydrate fermentation by gut microflora in preterm neonates.
Hall, MA; Lowes, JA; Mills, GA; Walker, V, 1989
)
1
"Acetoin has been found in the ascitic liquid of Ehrlich and AS30-D tumor-bearing animals."( Formation and utilization of acetoin, an unusual product of pyruvate metabolism by Ehrlich and AS30-D tumor mitochondria.
Baggetto, LG; Lehninger, AL, 1987
)
1.29

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Concerns over the inhalation toxicity of these compounds originate from the association between occupational exposures to ABF and adverse fibrotic lung effects, specifically obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) in the distal airways."( Toxicity studies of acetoin and 2,3-pentanedione administered by inhalation to Wistar Han [Crl:WI(Han)] rats and B6C3F1/N mice.
, 2023
)
1.23

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" On the other hand, high levels of acetoin were found out in portal plasma for early period after dosing of LAPC."( [Metabolism of lenampicillin hydrochloride. II. Metabolism of promoiety].
Aoyama, T; Awata, N; Noumi, K; Takaki, A; Uemura, Y, 1985
)
0.55
" Seed bioassay and whole-plant dose-response experiments were conducted using commercial IMI herbicides."( Ser-653-Asn substitution in the acetohydroxyacid synthase gene confers resistance in weedy rice to imidazolinone herbicides in Malaysia.
Ahmad-Hamdani, MS; Mazlan, N; Ruzmi, R, 2020
)
0.56
" Delivery of trigger molecules using portable inhalers may facilitate regular administration of therapeutic proteins via next-generation cell-based therapies to treat chronic diseases for which frequent dosing is required."( Controlling therapeutic protein expression via inhalation of a butter flavor molecule.
Bertschi, A; Charpin-El Hamri, G; Fussenegger, M; Stefanov, BA; Teixeira, AP; Xue, S, 2023
)
0.91
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
metaboliteAny intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
methyl ketoneA ketone of formula RC(=O)CH3 (R =/= H).
secondary alpha-hydroxy ketoneAn alpha-hydroxy ketone in which the carbonyl group and the hydroxy group are linked by a carbon bearing one hydrogen and one organyl group. Secondary alpha-hydroxy ketones are also known as acyloins, and are formally derived from reductive coupling of two carboxylic acid groups.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Protein Targets (1)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
RAR-related orphan receptor gammaMus musculus (house mouse)Potency0.17230.006038.004119,952.5996AID1159521
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (550)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990156 (28.36)18.7374
1990's55 (10.00)18.2507
2000's79 (14.36)29.6817
2010's199 (36.18)24.3611
2020's61 (11.09)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 57.29

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index57.29 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.35 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.85 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index96.26 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (57.29)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews23 (4.02%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.17%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other548 (95.80%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]