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CHEBI:55434 - (2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:55434
ChEBI Name(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid
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ASCII Name(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid
DefinitionA diketide with a pentanoic acid structure substituted at the α and β positions by methyl and hydroxy groups respectively.
Last Modified19 July 2010
Submitterburchh
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC6H12O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass132.159
Monoisotopic Mass132.07864
SMILESCC[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-3-5(7)4(2)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t4-,5+/m0/s1
InChIKeyNVIHALDXJWGLFD-CRCLSJGQSA-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)
(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55434) is a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35969)
(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55434) is a diketide (CHEBI:55385)
(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:55434) is a hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:24654)
IUPAC Name 
(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
(2S,3R)-2-methyl-3-hydroxypentanoic acidChEBI
(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylvaleric acidChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:5241195Beilstein