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CHEBI:137486 - (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:137486
ChEBI Name(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid
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ASCII Name(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid
DefinitionA ketoaldonic acid that is butyric acid carrying an oxo substituent at position 2 as well as two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 (the R-enantiomer).
Last Modified6 February 2018
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC4H6O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass134.087
Monoisotopic Mass134.02152
SMILESO=C(O)C(=O)[C@H](O)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9/h2,5-6H,1H2,(H,8,9)/t2-/m1/s1
InChIKeyCODPBKJMVNZFKR-UWTATZPHSA-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)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35910)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is a dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35972)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is a ketoaldonic acid (CHEBI:24963)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is a secondary α-hydroxy ketone (CHEBI:2468)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is conjugate acid of (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:136668)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486) is enantiomer of (S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137456)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:136668) is conjugate base of (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486)
(S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137456) is enantiomer of (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:137486)
IUPAC Name 
(3R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-oxobutanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-dehydro-D-erythronic acidChEBI
2-dehydro-D-threonic acidChEBI
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