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CHEBI:74821 - 2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:74821
ChEBI Name2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
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DefinitionAn α-amino acid that is butanoic acid substituted by an amino and a hydroxy group at position 2.
Last Modified26 March 2015
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FormulaC4H9NO3
Net Charge0
Average Mass119.120
Monoisotopic Mass119.05824
SMILESCCC(N)(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c1-2-4(5,8)3(6)7/h8H,2,5H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChIKeyQVPLPSZGHFSYEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
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)
2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:74821) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:74821) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:74821) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925)
IUPAC Name 
2-amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
Synonym  Source
aminohydroxybutyric acidChEBI