Term Name:	2-methylbutyric acid
Synonyms:	2-methybutyric acid, 2-methylbutanoic acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, alpha-methyl butyric acid, alpha-methylbutyric acid, butane-2-carboxylic acid, ethylmethylacetic acid, methylethylacetic acid
Definition:	A methylbutyric acid comprising a butyric acid core carrying a 2-methyl substituent. Produced from amino acid leucine during nutrient starvation in bacteria.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:37070] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	methylbutyric acid
has subtype:	(R)-2-methylbutyric acid (S)-2-methylbutyric acid
has_role:	bacterial metabolite human metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent:	1S,6R-di(2-)methylbutanoyloxy-4S-hydroxy-8S-benzoyloxy-9R-(3-)furancarbonyloxy-13-acetyloxy-beta-dihydroagarofuran 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid 2-methylbutanoyl-CoA 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine ethyl 2-methylbutyrate N-(2-methylbutanoyl)glycine trichanolide
inverse is_conjugate_base_of:	2-methylbutyrate
is_conjugate_acid_of:	2-methylbutyrate