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(R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid

Term ID
CHEBI:55534
Synonyms
  • (2R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid
  • (R)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid
  • (R)-leucic acid
  • 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-D-valeric acid
  • alpha-Hydroxyisocaproic acid
  • D-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • D-2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid
  • D-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid
  • D-leucic acid
  • delta-leucic acid
  • leucic acid
Definition
The (R)-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid. Found in patients with short-bowel syndrome (an inborn error of metabolism), and in maple syrup urine disease, MSUD.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
inverse is_enantiomer_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
is_enantiomer_of
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Phenotype where environments contain (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Human Disease / Model Data
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