2-hydroxyisobutyric acid

Term ID

CHEBI:50129

Synonyms

• 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid
• 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid
• 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropionsaeure
• 2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
• 2-methyl-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
• 2-Methyl-2-hydroxypropionsaeure
• 2-Methyllactic acid
• Acetonic acid
• acide 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoique
• acido 2-hidroxi-2-metilpropionico
• alpha-hydroxy-alpha-methylpropanoic acid
• alpha-hydroxy-alpha-methylpropionic acid
• alpha-hydroxyisobutanoic acid
• alpha-hydroxyisobutyric acid
• HIBA
• Hydroxydimethylacetic acid

Definition

A 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isobutyric acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is a metabolite of methyl tertiary-butyl ether.

References

• cas:594-61-6
• hmdb:HMDB0000729
• patent:WO2009135074
• pubmed:12563344
• pubmed:12775515
• pubmed:17190852
• pubmed:20184738
• reaxys:1744739

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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