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CHEBI:138888 - (R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:138888
ChEBI Name(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid
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ASCII Name(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid
DefinitionA 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 4-oxobutanoic acid in which the pro-R hydrogen at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group.
Last Modified27 October 2017
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC4H6O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass118.088
Monoisotopic Mass118.02661
SMILES[H]C(=O)[C@H](O)CC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-2-3(6)1-4(7)8/h2-3,6H,1H2,(H,7,8)/t3-/m1/s1
InChIKeyQWHDXIUUXWGQME-GSVOUGTGSA-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-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888) is a 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35950)
(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888) is a aldehydic acid (CHEBI:26643)
(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888) is a hydroxyaldehyde (CHEBI:50413)
(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
(R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888) is conjugate acid of (3R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:138809)
Incoming Relation(s)
(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:138809) is conjugate base of (R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:138888)
Synonyms  Source
(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutyric acidChEBI
L-malic semialdehydeChEBI
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