3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272)

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ChEBI Name	3-hydroxypentanoic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:139272

Definition	A short-chain fatty acid that is valeric acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:89628

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Formula

C5H10O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

118.131

Monoisotopic Mass

118.06299

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OC(CC(CC)O)=O

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid )

Biological Role(s):	metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. (via ketone body )

Application(s):	neuroprotective agent Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. (via ketone body )

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) has functional parent valeric acid (CHEBI:17418) 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) is a 3-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:59845) 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) is a ketone body (CHEBI:73693) 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)

Incoming	O-(3-hydroxyvaleryl)-L-carnitine (CHEBI:90407) has functional parent 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) (R)-3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139239) is a 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) (S)-3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139270) is a 3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272)

Last Modified

11 June 2018