N-(1-oxopentyl)-glycine Chemical Properties

Melting point:

77-79oC

Boiling point:

381.6±25.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.100±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

3.60±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Solid

color 

White to Pale Beige

N-(1-oxopentyl)-glycine Usage And Synthesis

Uses

N-Pentanoylglycine is an acyl derivative of Glycine (G615990). The presence of N-Pentanoylglycine (among other metabolites) in urine is used in medicine to diagnose inborn errors of metabolism (such as mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation defects) through the use of liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry.

Definition

ChEBI: Valerylglycine is a N-acyl-amino acid.