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ChEBI
(R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
- Term ID
- CHEBI:55534
- Synonyms
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- (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.
- References
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- Beilstein:1721731
- CAS:20312-37-2
- KEGG:C03264
- PMID:9766851
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
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
Phenotype affecting (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Human Disease Model