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KEGG Get Compound

Get KEGG compound/metabolite details including names, formula, molecular weight, associated pathways, enzymes, and database cross-references. Example: C00002 (ATP) has formula C10H16N5O13P3, molecular weight 507.18, and is involved in hundreds of metabolic reactions and pathways. Covers metabolites, cofactors, drugs, and other small molecules in the KEGG COMPOUND database.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 118msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 118ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "compound_id": {
      "description": "KEGG compound ID (e.g., 'C00002' for ATP, 'C00031' for D-Glucose, 'C00033' for Acetate, 'C00186' for Ethanol). Always starts with 'C' followed by 5 digits.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "compound_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default KEGG Get Compound call

public-safeinput

{
  "compound_id": "aspirin"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_KEGG_get_compound
Tool name: KEGG_get_compound
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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