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Accession
CHEBI:16842
Name
formaldehyde
Ontology
Synonyms
FORMALDEHYDE, Formaldehyde, formaldehyde, FORMALIN, Formaldehyd, Formalin, Methanal, Methylene oxide, Oxomethane, Oxomethylene
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An aldehyde resulting from the formal oxidation of methanol. [source: unknown]
Comment
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Subset
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Parents of formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)
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formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
formaldehyde [is_a relation] is_a  aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
formaldehyde [is_a relation] is_a  one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor (CHEBI:77941)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  allergen (CHEBI:50904)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
formaldehyde [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)

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