Showing chemical card for 2-Ketobutyric acid (CFc000000013)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:35:41 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000000013
Molecule Identification
Common Name
2-Ketobutyric acid
Definition
2-Ketobutyric acid, also known as alpha-ketobutyrate or 2-oxobutyrate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with an alkyl chain the contains less than 6 carbon atoms. 2-Ketobutyric acid is a substance that is involved in the metabolism of many amino acids (glycine, methionine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, isoleucine) as well as propanoate metabolism and C-5 branched dibasic acid metabolism. It is also one of the degradation products of threonine. It can be converted into propionyl-CoA (and subsequently methylmalonyl CoA, which can be converted into succinyl CoA, a citric acid cycle intermediate), and thus enter the citric acid cycle. More specifically, 2-ketobutyric acid is a product of the lysis of cystathionine.
3D Structure for CFc000000013 (2-Ketobutyric acid)
Synonyms
Value
Source
2-Ketobutanoic acid
ChEBI
2-Oxobutyric acid
ChEBI
3-Methyl pyruvic acid
ChEBI
alpha-Ketobutyrate
ChEBI
alpha-Ketobutyric acid
ChEBI
alpha-oxo-N-Butyric acid
ChEBI
2-Oxobutyrate
Kegg
2-Oxobutanoic acid
Kegg
2-Ketobutanoate
Generator
3-Methyl pyruvate
Generator
a-Ketobutyrate
Generator
a-Ketobutyric acid
Generator
Α-ketobutyrate
Generator
Α-ketobutyric acid
Generator
a-oxo-N-Butyrate
Generator
a-oxo-N-Butyric acid
Generator
alpha-oxo-N-Butyrate
Generator
Α-oxo-N-butyrate
Generator
Α-oxo-N-butyric acid
Generator
2-Oxobutanoate
Generator
2-Ketobutyrate
Generator
2-oxo-Butanoate
HMDB
2-oxo-Butanoic acid
HMDB
2-oxo-Butyrate
HMDB
2-oxo-Butyric acid
HMDB
2-oxo-N-Butyrate
HMDB
2-oxo-N-Butyric acid
HMDB
3-Methylpyruvate
HMDB
3-Methylpyruvic acid
HMDB
a-Keto-N-butyrate
HMDB
a-Keto-N-butyric acid
HMDB
a-Oxobutyrate
HMDB
a-Oxobutyric acid
HMDB
alpha-Keto-N-butyrate
HMDB
alpha-Keto-N-butyric acid
HMDB
alpha-Ketobutric acid
HMDB
alpha-Oxobutyrate
HMDB
alpha-Oxobutyric acid
HMDB
Methyl-pyruvate
HMDB
Methyl-pyruvic acid
HMDB
Propionyl-formate
HMDB
Propionyl-formic acid
HMDB
alpha-Ketobutyric acid, sodium salt
HMDB
2-Ketobutyric acid
ChEBI
Chemical Formula
C4H6O3
Average Molecular Weight
102.0886
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight
102.031694058
IUPAC Name
2-oxobutanoic acid
Traditional Name
2-oxobutanoic acid
CAS Registry Number
600-18-0
SMILES
CCC(=O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChI Key
TYEYBOSBBBHJIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with an alkyl chain the contains less than 6 carbon atoms.
