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CHEBI:133083 - 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:133083
ChEBI Name2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
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DefinitionA branched-chain fatty acid that is 3-methylpentanoic acid carrying a hydroxy substitutent at position 2.
Last Modified19 August 2016
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC6H12O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass132.159
Monoisotopic Mass132.07864
SMILESCCC(C)C(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-3-4(2)5(7)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKeyRILPIWOPNGRASR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083) is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:10283)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083) is a branched-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:35819)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083) is conjugate acid of 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate (CHEBI:133085)
Incoming Relation(s)
(2R,3R)-2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:89228) is a 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083)
(2R,3S)-2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55536) is a 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate (CHEBI:133085) is conjugate base of 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-Hydroxy-3-methylvaleric acidChemIDplus
α-hydroxy-β-methylpentanoic acidChEBI
isoleucic acidChEBI
α-hydroxy-β-methylvaleric acidChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1752530Reaxys
CAS:488-15-3ChemIDplus
CAS:488-15-3NIST Chemistry WebBook