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CHEBI:24684 - hydroxybutyric acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:24684 |
| ChEBI Name | hydroxybutyric acid |
| Stars | |
| Definition | Any compound comprising a butyric acid core carrying at least one hydroxy substituent. |
| Last Modified | 9 July 2015 |
| Formula | C4H8O3 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 104.105 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 104.04734 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772) |
| hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) is a hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:24654) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| O-hydroxybutyryl-L-carnitine (CHEBI:85472) has functional parent hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:1148) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 2,2,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:73967) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 2,3-dihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:86347) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:49060) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:86348) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 3-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:20067) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| 4-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:30830) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| hydroxybutanoic acid |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| hydroxybutanoic acids | ChEBI |
| hydroxybutyric acids | ChEBI |