Molecule: glyoxylic acid

A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid bearing an oxo group at the alpha carbon atom.
Synonyms for glyoxylic acid :
GLYOXYLIC ACID
Glyoxalate
Glyoxalsaeure
Glyoxylate
Glyoxylic acid
Glyoxylsaeure
alpha-ketoacetic acid
formylformic acid
oxalaldehydic acid
oxoethanoic acid
Molecular Formula: C2H2O3
Molecular wt: 74.03548 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [H]C(=O)C(O)=O
InChIKey: HHLFWLYXYJOTON-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C2H2O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H,(H,4,5)
CHEBI:16891
Glyoxylic_acid
Sample reactions for this molecule:
glyoxylate + alanine => glycine + pyruvate [peroxisome]
glycine + O2 => glyoxylate + H2O2 + NH4+
glyoxylate + NADPH + H+ => glycolate + NADP+
HAO1 tetramer oxidizes glycolate to glyoxylate
Conversion of glyoxylate to oxalate
HOGA1 tetramer aldol-cleaves 4-OH-2-oxoglutarate (HOG) to glyoxylate and pyruvate
An unknown carrier transports cytosolic glyoxylate to the peroxisome
An unknown carrier transports cytosolic glyoxylate to the peroxisome
An unknown carrier transports mitochondrial glyoxylate to the cytosol
An unknown carrier transports mitochondrial glyoxylate to the cytosol