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3-hydroxyisovaleric acid

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A 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isovaleric acid substituted at position 3 by a hydroxy group. Used as indicator of biotin deficiency.

Term info

Label

3-hydroxyisovaleric acid

Synonyms
  • 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C5H10O3

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

beta-Hydroxyisovaleric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid, 3-methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, 3-hydroxy-isovaleric acid, Hmb-d6, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid, 3-OH-isovaleric acid, HMB

id

CHEBI:37084

inchi

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-5(2,8)3-4(6)7/h8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7)

inchikey

AXFYFNCPONWUHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

118.13110

monoisotopicmass

118.06299

smiles

CC(C)(O)CC(O)=O