RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet ID	RM0156868
RefMet name	Formaldehyde
Systematic name	formaldehyde
Synonyms	PubChem Synonyms
Exact mass	30.010565 (neutral)	Calculate m/z: (Choose adduct) [M+H]+ [M+H-H2O]+ [M.]+ [M+2H]2+ [M+3H]3+ [M+4H]4+ [M+K]+ [M+2K]2+ [M+2K-H]+ [M+Na]+ [M+2Na]2+ [M+2Na-H]+ [M+Li]+ [M+2Li]2+ [M+NH4]+ [M.CH3]+ [M+Ag]+ [M+H+CH3OH]+ [M+H+CH3CN]+ [M+H+2CH3CN]+ [M+Na+CH3CN]+ [M.NaFormate+H]+ [M.NH4Formate+H]+ [M.TMSi]+ [M.tBuDMSi]+ [M+H-Hexose]+ [M+H-EtnP]+ [M+H-SerP]+ [M-H]- [M-H-H2O]- [M-CH3]- [M-2H]2- [M-3H]3- [M-4H]4- [M+Cl]- [M+OAc]- [M+Na-2H]- [M+K-2H]- [M.Formate]- [M.NaFormate-H]- [M.NH4Formate-H]- [M.F]- [M-H-Ser]- [M.HF2]- M(neutral)    View other RefMet entries with this exact (neutral) mass:   +/- 0.05 amu   +/- 0.1 amu   +/- 0.2 amu   +/- 0.5 amu
Formula	CH2O	View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile	50670 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChI	InChI=1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2
InChIKey	WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N	View other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILES	C=O Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super Class	Organic oxygen compounds
Main Class	Organic oxides
Sub Class	Organic oxides
Distribution of Formaldehyde in NMDR studies
Species	Plot Species distribution
Sample source	Plot Sample source(tissue) distribution
Platform	Platform (MS/NMR) used for detection
Chromatography	Chromatography methods used for detection
Studies	NMDR Studies reporting Formaldehyde
External Links
Pubchem CID	712
ChEBI ID	16842
KEGG ID	C00067
HMDB ID	HMDB0001426
MetaCyc ID	FORMALDEHYDE
EPA CompTox	DTXCID30637
Spectral data for Formaldehyde standards
BMRB ID(NMR)	View NMR spectra
Structural annotation level
Annotation level	1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Formaldehyde

Rxn ID	KEGG Reaction	Enzyme
R00527	S-Formylglutathione + H2O <=> Formate + Glutathione	S-Formylglutathione hydrolase
R00604	Formaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> Formate + NADH + H+	Formaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R00614	2 Formaldehyde + H2O <=> Formate + Methanol	formaldehyde:formaldehyde oxidoreductase
R06982	Glutathione + Formaldehyde <=> S-(Hydroxymethyl)glutathione	S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione formaldehyde-lyase (glutathione-forming)
R06983	S-(Hydroxymethyl)glutathione + NAD+ <=> S-Formylglutathione + NADH + H+	S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Formaldehyde

Pathway ID	Human Pathway	# of reactions
hsa01200	Carbon metabolism	3