Showing metabocard for (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate (MMDBc0033209)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-11-19 04:39:09 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-31 22:29:50 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0033209
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
(2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate
Description
(2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate, also known as (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Bansal P, Morgat A, Axelsen KB, Muthukrishnan V, Coudert E, Aimo L, Hyka-Nouspikel N, Gasteiger E, Kerhornou A, Neto TB, Pozzato M, Blatter MC, Ignatchenko A, Redaschi N, Bridge A: Rhea, the reaction knowledgebase in 2022. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Jan 7;50(D1):D693-D700. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab1016. [PubMed:34755880 ]