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CHEBI:44510 - (S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:44510
ChEBI Name(S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
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ASCII Name(S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
DefinitionThe (S)-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid. Derived from the metabolism of the branched-chain amino acids, it belongs to the 2-hydroxycarboxylic acid group of amino acid metabolites.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:39675, CHEBI:44506
Last Modified23 October 2015
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FormulaC6H12O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass132.159
Monoisotopic Mass132.07864
SMILESCC(C)C[C@H](O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyLVRFTAZAXQPQHI-YFKPBYRVSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
(S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:44510) is a (2S)-2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:17375)
(S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:44510) is a 2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid (CHEBI:59783)
(S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:44510) is enantiomer of (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55534)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55534) is enantiomer of (S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:44510)
IUPAC Name 
(2S)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTANOIC ACIDPDBeChem
L-2-Hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acidChemIDplus
(+)-α-Hydroxyisocaproic acidChEBI
(S)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acidChEBI
L-α-hydroxyisocaproic acidChEBI
L-2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acidChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1721732Beilstein
Gmelin:1218577Gmelin
CAS:13748-90-8ChemIDplus
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