Potassium (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate is a research chemical and the potassium salt form of a chiral hydroxybutyrate compound. It is structurally related to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a naturally occurring neurotransmitter and depressant drug that acts as a precursor to GABA and other neurotransmitters.
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CAS 110972-51-5
Sodium (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate
pharmaceutical intermediate
Calcium (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate
Chemical compound
Ethyl (2R)-2,3-epoxypropanoate
research compound
(E)-3,5-Dichloro-4-(3-ethoxy-2-methyl-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl)benzoic acid
research compound
(S)-4-(3-(1-(Hexyloxy)ethyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-amine
research compound
Ethyl (2E)-3-[2,6-dichloro-4-[[[4-[3-[(1S)-1-(hexyloxy)ethyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-2-methyl-2-propenoate
research compound
Sodium 3-hydroxybutyrate
research compound
Magnesium 3-hydroxybutyrate
magnesium salt of 3-hydroxybutyric acid
potassium (3R)-3-hydroxybutanoate
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