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Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:13:26 UTC
Update Date2024-10-09 16:41:13 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000005
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2-Ketobutyric acid
Description2-Ketobutyric acid, also known as alpha-ketobutyrate or 2-oxobutyrate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with an alkyl chain the contains less than 6 carbon atoms. 2-Ketobutyric acid is a substance that is involved in the metabolism of many amino acids (glycine, methionine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, isoleucine) as well as propanoate metabolism and C-5 branched dibasic acid metabolism. It is also one of the degradation products of threonine. It can be converted into propionyl-CoA (and subsequently methylmalonyl CoA, which can be converted into succinyl CoA, a citric acid cycle intermediate), and thus enter the citric acid cycle. More specifically, 2-ketobutyric acid is a product of the lysis of cystathionine.
Structure
Synonyms
Molecular FormulaC4H6O3
Average Mass102.0886
Monoisotopic Mass102.031694058
IUPAC Name2-oxobutanoic acid
Traditional Name2-oxobutanoic acid
CAS Registry Number600-18-0
SMILES
CCC(=O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChI KeyTYEYBOSBBBHJIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N