PubChem CID · CC0
/ COMPOUND
methyl butanoate
PubChem CID 12180Formula C5H10O2MW 102.1360 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
foulmeasuredapplemeasureddairymeasuredethermeasuredfattymeasuredfruitmeasuredfuselmeasuredlemonmeasuredmintymeasuredpeachmeasuredsharpmeasuredsweetmeasuredbananameasuredcreamymeasuredfruitymeasurednaturemeasuredbutterymeasuredpungentmeasured
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · sourced from taste-chemistry databases
sweetmeasured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR2W1_M81Volfactory (smell)agonistKd 240710 nMM2OR
hOR2W1_D296Nolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR2W1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR5K1olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
hOR2M3olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Olfr992olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 12180, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 12180
