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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid

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A dicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one of the two hydrogens at position 3 is substituted by a hydroxy group, while the other is substituted by a methyl group. It has been found to accumulate in urine of patients suffering from HMG-CoA lyase (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase, EC 4.1.3.4) deficiency. It occurs as a plant metabolite in Crotalaria dura.

Term info

Label

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid

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

3_STAR

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

INN
meglutol [ ChemIDplus ]

INN
meglutol [ WHO_MedNet ]

INN
meglutolum [ WHO_MedNet ]

charge

0

formula

C6H10O5

has alternative id

CHEBI:18746, CHEBI:391, CHEBI:11044, CHEBI:1524, CHEBI:20043, CHEBI:43804

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaric acid, (S)-3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, (S)-Meglutol, meglutol, beta-Hydroxy-beta-methylglutaric acid, Dicrotalic acid, meglutolum, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid, 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-GLUTARIC ACID

id

CHEBI:16831

inchi

InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c1-6(11,2-4(7)8)3-5(9)10/h11H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

inchikey

NPOAOTPXWNWTSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

162.14060

monoisotopicmass

162.05282

smiles

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