Methyl Alcohol

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	CH4O
Molecular Weight	32.0419
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

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SMILES

CO

InChI

InChIKey=OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula	CH4O
Molecular Weight	32.0419
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Approval Year

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Enhanced NADPH oxidases and reactive oxygen species in the mechanism of methanol-initiated protein oxidation and embryopathies in vivo and in embryo culture.	2016-03	25726414
α2δ-1 gene deletion affects somatosensory neuron function and delays mechanical hypersensitivity in response to peripheral nerve damage.	2013-10-16	24133248
Evaluation of aggregating brain cell cultures for the detection of acute organ-specific toxicity.	2013-06	22954530
Methanol teratogenicity in mutant mice with deficient catalase activity and transgenic mice expressing human catalase.	2013-04	23207165
Proteomic analysis of rat retina after methanol intoxication.	2012-03-11	22257634
Formation of hydroxymethyl DNA adducts in rats orally exposed to stable isotope labeled methanol.	2012-03	22157354
Oxidation of methanol, ethylene glycol, and isopropanol with human alcohol dehydrogenases and the inhibition by ethanol and 4-methylpyrazole.	2011-05-30	21167143
Altered methanol embryopathies in embryo culture with mutant catalase-deficient mice and transgenic mice expressing human catalase.	2011-04-01	21295602
Species- and strain-dependent teratogenicity of methanol in rabbits and mice.	2011-01	20955785
Methanol induces a discrete transcriptional dysregulation that leads to cytokine overproduction in activated lymphocytes.	2010-10	20616203
Species differences in methanol and formic acid pharmacokinetics in mice, rabbits and primates.	2010-08-15	20510256
Degradation of methamidophos by Hyphomicrobium species MAP-1 and the biochemical degradation pathway.	2010-07	19960233
Inhibition of function of T cell subpopulations and decrease in cytokine production during subacute poisoning with various toxicants.	2008-08	19145326
The effect of aspartame metabolites on the suckling rat frontal cortex acetylcholinesterase. An in vitro study.	2007-12	17673349
Involvement of chromosomally-encoded genes in malathion utilization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AA112.	2007-09	17896475
The effect of aspartame on acetylcholinesterase activity in hippocampal homogenates of suckling rats.	2007-08	17580119
The effect of aspartame metabolites on human erythrocyte membrane acetylcholinesterase activity.	2006-01	16129618
Percutaneous absorption and distribution of methanol in a homicide.	2005-10	16419410
[A case of methanol intoxication with optic neuropathy visualized on STIR sequence of MR images].	2005-07	16119839
Methanol, formaldehyde, and sodium formate exposure in rat and mouse conceptuses: a potential role of the visceral yolk sac in embryotoxicity.	2005-02	15578646
Analysis of the effects of different alcohols on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.	2004-12	15659783
Effect of flavonoids and vitamin E on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) transcription.	2004-07-13	15225597
Pathogenesis of methanol-induced craniofacial defects in C57BL/6J mice.	2004-04	15108243
Methanol extract of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus florida, inhibits inflammation and platelet aggregation.	2004-01	14750200
Methanol toxicity in a newborn.	2004	15462163
Formate, the toxic metabolite of methanol, in cultured ocular cells.	2003-12	14637377
Solvent effect on cDNA-expressed human sulfotransferase (SULT) activities in vitro.	2003-11	14570759
Post-mortem analysis of formic acid disposition in acute methanol intoxication.	2003-04-23	12742704
Results of long-term experimental studies on the carcinogenicity of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in rats.	2002-12	12562630
Human, rat, and mouse metabolism of resveratrol.	2002-12	12523673
Accreditation of skin from a methanol-poisoned victim for banking and grafting.	2002-06-27	12131687
1H and (13)C NMR spectroscopic analysis of human saliva.	2002-06	12097436
New and antifungal xanthones from Calophyllum caledonicum.	2002-01	11842325
Preparation of antibody against agatharesinol, a norlignan, using a hapten-carrier conjugate.	2001-11	11684179
Interpretation of the reversible inhibition of adenosine deaminase by small cosolutes in terms of molecular crowding.	2001-08-14	11583161
Methanol intoxication with bilateral basal ganglia infarct.	2001-08	11531765
Straight-chain alcohols exhibit a cutoff in potency for the inhibition of recombinant glutamate receptor subunits.	2001-07	11429388
Benzene-extracted components are important for the major activity of diesel exhaust particles: effect on interleukin-8 gene expression in human bronchial epithelial cells.	2001-04	11306435
Induction of the DNA-binding and transcriptional activities of heat shock factor 1 is uncoupled in Xenopus oocytes.	1998-03-12	9551088
Influence of dietary folic acid on the developmental toxicity of methanol and the frequency of chromosomal breakage in the CD-1 mouse.	1996-11-01	8946559
Determination of the gene sequence and the three-dimensional structure at 2.4 angstroms resolution of methanol dehydrogenase from Methylophilus W3A1.	1996-06-14	8676383
Degradation of cocaine by a mixed culture of Pseudomonas fluorescens MBER and Comamonas acidovorans MBLF.	1996-01	8572717
Airborne emissions at skin surfaces: a potential biological exposure index.	1996	8738358
Increased endobiotic fatty acid methyl esters following exposure to methanol.	1995-12	8835236
Oxidation of methyl fluoride and dimethyl ether by ammonia monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea.	1994-08	8085841
Crystal structure of a bacterial non-haem iron hydroxylase that catalyses the biological oxidation of methane.	1993-12-09	8255292
Degradation of organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides in the soil and by soil microorganisms.	1977	402103
Metabolism of organophosphorus insecticides. XIV. Malathion breakdown by soil fungi.	1972-09	4405093
Metabolism of organophosphorus insecticides. 13. Degradation of malathion by Rhizobium spp.	1972	5081911
Malathion degradation by Trichoderma viride and a Pseudomonas species.	1966-09-09	5950619

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Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 19:19:00 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 19:19:00 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	Y4S76JWI15
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

Methyl Alcohol

Official Name

English

Methanol

Preferred Name

English

Methyl alcohol [HSDB]

Common Name

English

NSC-85232

Code

English

Methanol [USP-RS]

Common Name

English

Methyl alcohol [USP-RS]

Common Name

English

Acetone Impurity A [EP IMPURITY]

Common Name

English

Methanol [MI]

Common Name

English

Methanol [EP MONOGRAPH]

Common Name

English

Alcohol, methyl

Systematic Name

English

Methyl alcohol [MART.]

Common Name

English

Methyl alcohol [II]

Common Name

English

Methyl alcohol [FCC]

Common Name

English

Alcohol,methyl

Common Name

English

Methyl alcohol (METHANOL)

Systematic Name

English

Alcohol,methyl [VANDF]

Common Name

English

Methanol [WHO-DD]

Common Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

EPA PESTICIDE CODE

53801