RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0150158
RefMet nameMethane
Systematic namemethane;tetrahydridocarbon
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass16.031300 (neutral)
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FormulaCH4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile50410 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/CH4/h1H4
InChIKeyVNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassHydrocarbons
Sub ClassHydrocarbons
Distribution of Methane in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Methane
External Links
Pubchem CID297
ChEBI ID16183
KEGG IDC01438
HMDB IDHMDB0002714
MetaCyc IDMETHYL-GROUP
EPA CompToxDTXCID705545
Spectral data for Methane standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)
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