(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

Term ID

CHEBI:17066

Synonyms

(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
(R)-(-)-beta-hydroxybutyric acid
(R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid
(R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
3-D-hydroxybutyric acid
D-3-hydroxybutyric acid

Definition

The R-enantiomer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid. Involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, it can be used as an energy source by the brain during hypoglycaemia, and for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics. It is a sex pheremone in the European spider Linyphia triangularis.

References

CAS:625-72-9
HMDB:HMDB0000011
KEGG:C01089
LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMFA01050243
MetaCyc:CPD-335
PMID:17810206
PMID:19304817
PMID:20699574
PMID:3679704
Patent:WO9312254
Reaxys:1720568

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: 3-hydroxybutyric acid ketone body

3-hydroxybutyric acid ketone body Show first 5 Terms
has_role: fungal metabolite human metabolite pheromone

fungal metabolite human metabolite pheromone Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_functional_parent: (3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid oligomer (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA ascr#11 ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate

(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid oligomer (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA ascr#11 ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate

(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_enantiomer_of: (S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

(S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate

(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate Show first 5 Terms
is_enantiomer_of: (S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

(S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

Phenotype where environments contain (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

Phenotype modified by environments containing (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

Human Disease / Model Data

Citations