C4H8O3
104.1 g/mol
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(R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
CAS625-72-9EC210-909-6
Category
Other
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Ketone body in metabolism
(R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid is a naturally occurring ketone body involved in energy metabolism. It serves as an energy source for the brain during periods of low glucose availability and is also a metabolite in humans and fungi.
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
InChIKey
WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-GSVOUGTGSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H](CC(=O)O)O
Synonyms (38)
- 3-HB
- 3HR
- BHIB
- (-)-3-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid
- (-)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
- (-)-beta-Hydroxybutyrate, D-
- (3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
- (R)-(-)-b-Hydroxybutyrate
- (R)-(-)-b-Hydroxybutyric acid
- (R)-(-)-beta-hydroxybutyrate
- (R)-3-
- (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoate
- (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid
- (R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
- (R)-beta-Hydroxybutanoic acid
- 3-D-hydroxybutyrate
- 3-D-hydroxybutyric acid
- 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID, (R)
- 3-Hydroxybutanoic acid, (R)-
- 3-delta-hydroxybutyrate
- 3-delta-hydroxybutyric acid
- 3-hydroxy-butyrate
- 3R-hydroxy-butanoic acid
- D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate
- D-3-hydroxybutyric acid
- D-beta-hydroxybutyrate
- b-Hydroxybutyrate
- beta-D-Hydroxybutyric acid
- delta-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate
- delta-3-hydroxybutyric acid
- delta-beta-hydroxybutyrate