Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:39:31 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:32:44 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000515
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid
Description2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid (also known as 2-hydroxyisovaleric acid) is a metabolite found in the urine of patients with phenylketonuria (PMID: 7978272 ), methylmalonic acidemia, propionic acidemia, 3-ketothiolase deficiency, isovaleric acidemia, 3-methylcrotonylglycemia, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acidemia, multiple carboxylase deficiency, glutaric aciduria, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, glyceroluria, tyrosinemia type I, galactosemia, and maple syrup urine disease (PMID: 11048741 ). 2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid has also been identified in the urine of patients with lactic acidosis and ketoacidosis (PMID: 884872 ), and in the urine of severely asphyxiated babies (PMID: 1610944 ). 2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid originates mainly from ketogenesis and from the metabolism of valine, leucine, and isoleucine (PMID: 6434570 ). 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid has been identified in the human placenta (PMID: 32033212 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2-Hydroxyisopentanoic acidChEBI
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acidChEBI
3-Methyl-2-hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
alpha-Hydroxyisovaleric acidChEBI
2-HydroxyisopentanoateGenerator
2-HydroxyisovalerateGenerator
3-Methyl-2-hydroxybutyrateGenerator
a-HydroxyisovalerateGenerator
a-Hydroxyisovaleric acidGenerator
alpha-HydroxyisovalerateGenerator
Α-hydroxyisovalerateGenerator
Α-hydroxyisovaleric acidGenerator
2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyrateGenerator
2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-butyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acidHMDB
2-OxyisovalerateHMDB
2-Oxyisovaleric acidHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acidHMDB
DL-2-HydroxyisovalerateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxyisovaleric acidHMDB
DL-a-HydroxyisovalerateHMDB
DL-a-Hydroxyisovaleric acidHMDB
DL-alpha-HydroxyisovalerateHMDB
DL-alpha-Hydroxyisovaleric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid, monosodium salt, (S)-isomerHMDB
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid, (S)-isomerHMDB
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid, calcium (2:1) saltHMDB
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid, (R)-isomerHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H10O3
Average Mass118.1311
Monoisotopic Mass118.062994186
IUPAC Name2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
Traditional Name2-hydroxyisovaleric acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CC(C)C(O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3-4,6H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyNGEWQZIDQIYUNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N