RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153666
RefMet name2S-Hydroxybutyric acid
Alternative nameFA 4:0;3OH,4OH)
Systematic name2S-hydroxy-butanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 4:0;O View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass104.047345 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H8O3View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1478 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKeyAFENDNXGAFYKQO-VKHMYHEASA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassHydroxy FA
Distribution of 2S-Hydroxybutyric acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting 2S-Hydroxybutyric acid
External Links
Pubchem CID440864
LIPID MAPSLMFA01050342
ChEBI ID50613
KEGG IDC05984
HMDB IDHMDB0000008
Spectral data for 2S-Hydroxybutyric acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving 2S-Hydroxybutyric acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01000 2-Hydroxybutanoic acid + NAD+ <=> 2-Oxobutanoate + NADH + H+2-hydroxybutyrate:NAD+ oxidoreductase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing 2S-Hydroxybutyric acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00640 Propanoate metabolism 1
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