Term Name:	(S)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid
Synonyms:	(2S)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid, (S)-(+)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid, (S)-(+)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-(S)-(+)-butyric acid, A-hydroxyisovaleric acid, L-(+)-2-hydroxyisovaleric acid, L-(+)-alpha-hydroxyisovaleric acid
Definition:	The S-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid. It is used as a chiral building block for peptide synthesis.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:60631]  ( EBI )