(R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid (Standard)

(R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of (R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. (R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid is a metabolite, and converted from acetoacetic acid catalyzed by 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase. (R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid has applications as a nutrition source and as a precursor for vitamins, antibiotics and pheromones[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[625-72-9]

Product Name Alternative

(R) - (-) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid (Standard) ; (R) -3-Hydroxybutyric acid (Standard)

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Smiles

C[C@@H](O)CC(O)=O

Molecular Formula

C4H8O3

Molecular Weight

104.10

References & Citations

[1]Ide T. Enzymatic-HPLC method to analyze D-3-hydroxybutyric acid in rat serum. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74 (8) :1578-82.|[2]Mateusz Biernacki, et al. Production of (R) -3-hydroxybutyric acid by Arxula adeninivorans. AMB Express. 2017 Dec;7 (1) :4.