PubChem CID · CC0
pentan-2-one
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · sourced from taste-chemistry databases
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
nonane-4,6-dione + H2O = pentan-2-one + butanoate + H(+)
pentan-2-one + NADP(+) = (E)-pent-3-en-2-one + NADPH + H(+)
2-aminopentane + NAD(+) + H2O = pentan-2-one + NH4(+) + NADH + H(+)
pentan-2-one + hydrogen cyanide = (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpentanenitrile
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 7895, 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 7895





















