3-Oxopentanoic acid

3-Oxopentanoic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Oxopentanoic acid
Other names
β-Ketopentanoate
3-Oxopentanoate
3-Oxovaleric acid
3-Ketovaleric acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Y
    Key: FHSUFDYFOHSYHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
    Key: FHSUFDYFOHSYHI-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • CCC(=O)CC(=O)O
  • O=C(CC)CC(=O)O
Properties
C5H8O3
Molar mass 116.12 g/mol
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-Oxopentanoic acid, or beta-ketopentanoate, is a 5-carbon ketone body. It is made from odd carbon fatty acids in the liver and rapidly enters the brain.

As opposed to 4-carbon ketone bodies, beta-ketopentanoate is anaplerotic, meaning it can refill the pool of TCA cycle intermediates. The triglyceride triheptanoin is used clinically to produce beta-ketopentanoate.

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