3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid

3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid
Other names
3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1745484
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.254.271
EC Number
  • 819-819-7
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7) checkY
    Key: DBXBTMSZEOQQDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C4H8O3/c1-3(2-5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
    Key: DBXBTMSZEOQQDU-UHFFFAOYAC
  • OC(C(C)CO)=O
  • O=C(O)C(C)CO
Properties
C4H8O3
Molar mass 104.10 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (or 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid)[1] is an intermediate in the metabolism of valine.[2] It is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid and L-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid.

See also

References

  1. ^ PubChem. "3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ "Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (HMDB0000023)". hmdb.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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