Record Information
Version2.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-17 19:41:19 UTC
Update Date2025-10-07 16:08:54 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0055072
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(S)-mandelate
Description(S)-mandelate is a chiral metabolite belonging to the class of organic acids. Its chemical structure features a mandelic acid backbone, characterized by a phenyl group attached to a carbon bearing both a hydroxyl and a carboxyl functional group. In biochemical pathways, (S)-mandelate is involved in the enzymatic interconversion with its (R)-enantiomer, a process catalyzed by mandelate racemase (MR), which operates in a magnesium-dependent manner and stabilizes the transition state by approximately 26 kcal/mol (PMID:37285384 ). MR recognizes the chiral nature of its substrates through specific interactions between the phenyl ring of (R)- or (S)-mandelate and distinct hydrophobic pockets within the enzyme's active site (PMID:37245900 ). Additionally, (S)-mandelate plays a role in multi-enzyme cascades aimed at synthesizing benzaldehyde from l-phenylalanine, involving various enzymes such as l-amino acid deaminase, 4-hydroxymandelate synthase, and (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase, all expressed in Escherichia coli (PMID:36214415 ). This cascade incorporates enzymes from multiple organisms, highlighting the metabolic versatility and importance of (S)-mandelate in synthetic biology applications (PMID:35415641 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(S)-Mandelic acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC8H7O3
Average Mass151.142
Monoisotopic Mass151.040067665
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate
Traditional Name(S)-hydroxy(phenyl)acetate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H][C@@](O)(C([O-])=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7,9H,(H,10,11)/p-1/t7-/m0/s1
InChI KeyIWYDHOAUDWTVEP-ZETCQYMHSA-M