3-Hydroxyvaleric acid

3-Hydroxyvaleric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxypentanoic acid
Other names
β-Hydroxyvaleric acid
β-Hydroxypentanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.123.761
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Y
    Key: REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
    Key: REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYAT
  • CCC(CC(=O)O)O
  • O=C(O)CC(O)CC
Properties
C5H10O3
Molar mass 118.132 g·mol−1
784.8 g/L (estimated)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

3-Hydroxyvaleric acid (3-hydroxypentanoic acid) is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CH(OH)CH2CO2H. It is one of the hydroxypentanoic acids. It is made from odd carbon fatty acids in the liver and rapidly enters the brain. As opposed to 4-carbon ketone bodies, 3-hydroxyvaleric acid is anaplerotic, meaning it can refill the pool of TCA cycle intermediates. The triglyceride triheptanoin is used clinically to produce 3-hydroxyvalerate (the carboxylate form).

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