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CHEBI:50612 - (R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:50612
ChEBI Name(R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid
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ASCII Name(R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid
DefinitionAn optically active form of 2-hydroxybutyric acid having (R)-configuration.
Last Modified25 October 2024
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC4H8O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass104.105
Monoisotopic Mass104.04734
SMILESCC[C@@H](O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m1/s1
InChIKeyAFENDNXGAFYKQO-GSVOUGTGSA-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 Roles:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
(R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50612) is a 2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:1148)
(R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50612) is conjugate acid of (R)-2-hydroxybutyrate (CHEBI:232384)
(R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50612) is enantiomer of (S)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50613)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-2-hydroxybutyrate (CHEBI:232384) is conjugate base of (R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50612)
(S)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50613) is enantiomer of (R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:50612)
IUPAC Name 
(2R)-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
(−)-2-hydroxybutanoic acidChEBI
(−)-2-hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
(2R)-2-hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
(R)-2-hydroxybutanoic acidChEBI
(R)-α-hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
D-2-hydroxybutanoic acidChEBI
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Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1720939Reaxys
CAS:20016-85-7ChEBI
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