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CHEBI:24684 - hydroxybutyric acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:24684
ChEBI Namehydroxybutyric acid
Stars
DefinitionAny compound comprising a butyric acid core carrying at least one hydroxy substituent.
Last Modified9 July 2015
FormulaC4H8O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass104.105
Monoisotopic Mass104.04734
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
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 
hydroxybutanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
hydroxybutyric acidsChEBI
hydroxybutanoic acidsChEBI