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CHEBI:86348 - 2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:86348
ChEBI Name2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid
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DefinitionA ω-hydroxy fatty acid that is butyric acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 4 respectively.
Last Modified24 January 2023
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FormulaC4H8O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass120.104
Monoisotopic Mass120.04226
SMILESO=C(O)C(O)CCO
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O4/c5-2-1-3(6)4(7)8/h3,5-6H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)
InChIKeyUFYGCFHQAXXBCF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Arabidopsis (ncbitaxon:3701) - PubMed (24753604)
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1007/s11306-014-0642-1)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:86348) is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:10283)
2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:86348) is a hydroxybutyric acid (CHEBI:24684)
2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (CHEBI:86348) is a ω-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:194306)
IUPAC Name 
2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid
Synonym  Source
2,4-dihydroxybutyric acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0000360HMDB
LMFA01050385LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1721688Reaxys
CAS:1518-62-3ChemIDplus
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