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Preferred IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid | |
Other names 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid | |
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Beilstein Reference | 1745484 |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.254.271 |
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Chemical formula | C4H8O3 |
Molar mass | 104.10 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). N verify (what is ?) Infobox references |
3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (or 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid) is an intermediate in the metabolism of valine. It is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid and L-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid.
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References
- PubChem. "3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- "Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (HMDB0000023)". hmdb.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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