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4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid

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A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is pentanoic acid (valeric acid) substituted with a keto group at C-2 and a methyl group at C-4. A metabolite that has been found to accumulate in maple syrup urine disease.

Term info

Label

4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid

Synonyms
  • 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C6H10O3

has alternative id

CHEBI:41619, CHEBI:1891

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

alpha-ketoisocaproic acid, 4-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, Ketoleucine, 2-OXO-4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID, 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoate, 2-Oxoisocaproate

id

CHEBI:48430

inchi

InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

inchikey

BKAJNAXTPSGJCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

130.14180

monoisotopicmass

130.06299

smiles

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