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n-butylaldehyde; butanal

Name(s)	n-butylaldehyde; butanal
Scientific name(s)	butyraldehyde
Formula	C4H8O
Molecular mass	72.107
IUPAC name	butanal; propanecarbaldehyde
INCHI	InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
SMILE	CCCC=O
CAS ID	123-72-8
PubChem ID	261
DrugBank ID	Not available
CHEBI ID	Not available

Description	Occurs in essential oils, e.g. lavender, hopand is also present in apple, banana, blackberry, hog plum, wheat bread, malt whiskey, red or white wine, tea, toasted oat flakes and other foodstuffs. Flavouring agent Butanal is an organic compound that is the aldehyde analog of butane. It is a colorless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents.(wikipedia); IN man, butanal is a biomarker for oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and DNA. (PubMed ID 15763951 ); Butyraldehyde, also known as butanal, is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)2CHO. This compound is the aldehyde derivative of butane. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents. Butanal is found in many foods, some of which are jostaberry, jicama, black elderberry, and german camomile.

Description

Occurs in essential oils, e.g. lavender, hopand is also present in apple, banana, blackberry, hog plum, wheat bread, malt whiskey, red or white wine, tea, toasted oat flakes and other foodstuffs. Flavouring agent Butanal is an organic compound that is the aldehyde analog of butane. It is a colorless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents.(wikipedia); IN man, butanal is a biomarker for oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and DNA. (PubMed ID 15763951 ); Butyraldehyde, also known as butanal, is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)2CHO. This compound is the aldehyde derivative of butane. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents. Butanal is found in many foods, some of which are jostaberry, jicama, black elderberry, and german camomile.