CHEBI:20067 - 3-hydroxybutyric acid

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ChEBI Name 3-hydroxybutyric acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:20067
Definition A straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics.
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Related Structures
3-hydroxybutyric acid is a Functional Parent of
ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate
Mass : 132.158
Formula : C6H12O3
87685
curtisian C
Mass : 710.67790
Formula : C36H38O15
65698
curtisian D
Mass : 628.62200
Formula : C35H32O11
65699
fleephilone
Mass : 441.47370
Formula : C24H27NO7
65900
3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA
Mass : 853.62464
Formula : C25H42N7O18P3S
37050
(R)-3-hydroxybutyrylcarnitine
Mass : 247.28810
Formula : C11H21NO5
84842
3-hydroxybutyric acid is a Structural Derivative of
butyric acid
Mass : 88.10510
Formula : C4H8O2
30772 		butyric acid
Mass : 88.10510
Formula : C4H8O2
30772
3-hydroxybutyric acid is a Conjugate Acid of
3-hydroxybutyrate
Mass : 103.09658
Formula : C4H7O3
37054
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