C6H12O3
132.16 g/mol
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(R)-2-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
CAS20312-37-2EC805-397-1
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Research Compound
(R)-2-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid is the (R)-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid. It is identified as a metabolite in patients with short-bowel syndrome and maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), and has been reported in organisms including Homo sapiens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Warning
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
InChIKey
LVRFTAZAXQPQHI-RXMQYKEDSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)C[C@H](C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (44)
- 2RH
- (-)-2-Hydroxyisocaproate
- (-)-2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid
- (-)-a-Hydroxyisocaproate
- (-)-a-Hydroxyisocaproic acid
- (-)-alpha-Hydroxyisocaproate
- (R)-2-Hydroxyisocaproate
- (R)-2-hydoxy-isocaproic acid
- (R)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid
- (R)-leucic acid
- 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-D-Valerate
- D-2-Hydroxy-4-methylvalerate
- D-2-Hydroxyisocaproate
- D-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid
- D-a-Hydroxyisocaproate
- D-a-Hydroxyisocaproic acid
- D-leucic acid
- Leucic acid, (-)-
- Leucic acid, (R)-
- Leucic acid, D-
- d--hydroxyisocaproic acid
- delta-Leucate
- delta-leucic acid