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3-hydroxybutyric acid

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A straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics.

Term info

Label

3-hydroxybutyric acid

Synonyms
  • 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
3-hydroxybutanoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C4H8O3

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

beta-hydroxybutanoic acid, DL-beta-Hydroxybutyric acid, 3 HBA, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-hydroxy-n-butyric acid, 3-OH-butyric acid, beta-Hydroxybuttersaeure, (1)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid, BHBA, 3-Hydroxybuttersaeure, beta-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid

id

CHEBI:20067

inchi

InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

inchikey

WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

104.10452

monoisotopicmass

104.04734

smiles

CC(O)CC(O)=O