Beta-Hydroxybutyric acid

Beta-Hydroxybutyric acid

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IUPACName = 3-Hydroxybutyric acid
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CASNo = 300-85-6
PubChem = 441
ChemSpiderID = 428
SMILES = CC(O)CC(=O)O
MeSHName = beta-Hydroxybutyrate
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Formula = C4H8O3
MolarMass = 104.105
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"beta"-Hydroxybutyric acid ("beta"-hydroxybutyrate or 3-hydroxybutyric acid) is a ketone body. It is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D-3-hydroxybutyric acid and L-3-hydroxybutyric acid. Like the other ketone bodies (acetoacetate and acetone), levels of "beta"-hydroxybutyrate are raised in ketosis. In humans, "beta"-hydroxybutyrate is synthesized in the liver from acetyl-CoA, and can be used as an energy source by the brain when blood glucose is low.It can be used for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics.

It is also used on diabetic patients as a blood test to look for the presence of ketones which may be associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.


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ee also

* Hydroxybutyric acid


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