RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0118172
RefMet nameEthylene glycol
Systematic nameethane-1,2-diol
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass62.036780 (neutral)
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FormulaC2H6O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile52011 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2
InChIKeyLYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CO)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
Main ClassAlcohols and polyols
Sub Class1,2-diols
Distribution of Ethylene glycol in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Ethylene glycol
External Links
Pubchem CID174
ChEBI ID30742
KEGG IDC01380
HMDB IDHMDB0037790
MetaCyc IDGLYCOL
EPA CompToxDTXCID40597
Spectral data for Ethylene glycol standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Ethylene glycol

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R05842 Ethylene oxide + H2O <=> Ethylene glycolethylene oxide hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Ethylene glycol

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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