propanedial, propanedial, malonaldehyde, malondialdehyde Occurs as a light yellow powder as a sodium salt. Very reactive and toxic, causes covalent bindings between proteins and is mutagenic. Occurs in rancid food and as a byproduct of lipid metabolism.
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Physical characteristics
Molecular mass
72.1
Partition coeff. (logP)
-1.16
Compound added to the database on December 3, 2020, last modified on September 5, 2022.
