3-Hydroxyisovaleric acid
3-hydroxyisovaleric acid is a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isovaleric acid substituted at position 3 by a hydroxy group. Used as indicator of biotin deficiency. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is functionally related to an isovaleric acid and a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxyisovalerate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C5H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 118.13 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 118.062994177 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:37084
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL4303793
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID20211535
- PubMed:22713677
- PubMed:22705301
- PubMed:22624806
- PubMed:22619618
- PubMed:22512917
- PubMed:22477519
- PubMed:22457589
- PubMed:22348079
- PubMed:22346620
- PubMed:22277694
- PubMed:22242972
- PubMed:22234536
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