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3-hydroxyisovaleric acid

Term ID
CHEBI:37084
Synonyms
  • 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid
  • 3-hydroxy-isovaleric acid
  • 3-methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid
  • 3-OH-isovaleric acid
  • beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid
  • beta-Hydroxyisovaleric acid
  • HMB
  • Hmb-d6
Definition
A 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isovaleric acid substituted at position 3 by a hydroxy group. Used as indicator of biotin deficiency.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_functional_parent
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid
Phenotype where environments contain 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid
Human Disease Model