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methane
PubChem CID 297Formula CH4MW 16.0435 food sources
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
apricotozoneclovehaycortexdryplumodorlessfermentedearthytropicallemon
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
81%
predicted bioactivity probability
high confidencelow structural similarity to training set
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
coenzyme B + methyl-coenzyme M = methane + coenzyme M-coenzyme B heterodisulfide
methane + NADH + O2 + H(+) = methanol + NAD(+) + H2O
methane + NADPH + O2 + H(+) = methanol + NADP(+) + H2O
methane + a quinol + O2 = a quinone + methanol + H2O
Research papers
55 peer-reviewed papers reference this compound · top-cited shown
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 297, 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 297