Showing metabocard for Isoamyl lactate (MMDBc0047710)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-11-19 15:39:05 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-01 01:47:48 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0047710
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
Isoamyl lactate
Description
3-methylbutyl 2-hydroxypropanoate is also known as isoamyl lactate or isopentyl lactic acid. 3-methylbutyl 2-hydroxypropanoate is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on 3-methylbutyl 2-hydroxypropanoate.
