Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-17 19:47:11 UTC
Update Date2022-08-12 20:09:17 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0055244
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2-hydroxybutanoic acid
Description2-hydroxybutanoate, also known as alpha-hydroxybutyrate or a-hydroxybutyric acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acids and conjugates. These are aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic tail (with at least 4 Carbon atoms). Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 2-hydroxybutanoate.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
alpha-HydroxybutanoateChEBI
alpha-HydroxybutyrateChEBI
a-HydroxybutanoateGenerator
a-Hydroxybutanoic acidGenerator
alpha-Hydroxybutanoic acidGenerator
Α-hydroxybutanoateGenerator
Α-hydroxybutanoic acidGenerator
a-HydroxybutyrateGenerator
a-Hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
alpha-Hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
Α-hydroxybutyrateGenerator
Α-hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
2-Hydroxybutanoic acidGenerator
2-Hydroxybutyric acid, (+-)-isomerMeSH
2-Hydroxybutyric acid, (R)-isomerMeSH
2-Hydroxybutyric acid, monosodium salt, (+-)-isomerMeSH
2-Hydroxybutyric acidMeSH
2-Hydroxybutyric acid, monosodium saltMeSH
Molecular FormulaC4H7O3
Average Mass103.098
Monoisotopic Mass103.040067665
IUPAC Name2-hydroxybutanoate
Traditional Name2-hydroxybutyrate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCC(O)C([O-])=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/p-1
InChI KeyAFENDNXGAFYKQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M