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formic acid

Term ID
CHEBI:30751
Synonyms
  • Acide formique
  • Ameisensaeure
  • aminic acid
  • bilorin
  • Formic acid
  • formylic acid
  • H-COOH
  • HCO2H
  • HCOOH
  • hydrogen carboxylic acid
  • Methanoic acid
  • methoic acid
Definition
The simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings, and is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. Induces severe metabolic acidosis and ocular injury in human subjects.
References
  • bpdb:1749
  • cas:64-18-6
  • drugbank:DB01942
  • gmelin:1008
  • hmdb:HMDB0000142
  • kegg.compound:C00058
  • knapsack:C00001182
  • lipidmaps:LMFA01010040
  • metacyc.compound:FORMATE
  • patent:CN101481304
  • pdb-ccd:FMT
  • pubmed:12591956
  • pubmed:14637377
  • pubmed:15811469
  • pubmed:16120414
  • pubmed:16185830
  • pubmed:16222862
  • pubmed:16230297
  • pubmed:16445901
  • pubmed:16465784
  • pubmed:18034701
  • pubmed:18397576
  • pubmed:22080171
  • pubmed:22280475
  • pubmed:22304812
  • pubmed:22385261
  • pubmed:22447125
  • pubmed:22483350
  • pubmed:22499553
  • pubmed:22540994
  • pubmed:22606986
  • pubmed:22622393
  • pubmed:3946945
  • pubmed:7361809
  • reaxys:1209246
  • wikipedia.en:Formic_acid
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from formic acid
Phenotype where environments contain formic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing formic acid
Phenotype affecting formic acid
Human Disease Model