BHBA

3-hydroxybutanoic acid

300-85-6 C4H8O3

Properties

BHBA molecular structure
CAS Number
300-85-6
Formula
C4H8O3
Molecular Weight
104.1 g/mol
IUPAC Name
3-hydroxybutanoic acid
InChI Key
WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Also Known As

3-hydroxybutyric acid Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy- beta-Hydroxybutyric acid 3 HBA 3-Hydroxybuttersaeure DL-beta-Hydroxybutyric acid beta-Hydroxybuttersaeure beta-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid 3-hydroxy-butanoic acid beta-hydroxy-butyrate

Description

3-hydroxybutyric acid is a straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a hydroxybutyric acid, a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid. It is functionally related to a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxybutyrate.

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