2-hydroxybutyric acid
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A hydroxybutyric acid having a single hydroxyl group located at position 2; urinary secretion of 2-hydroxybutyric acid is increased with alcohol ingestion or vigorous physical exercise and is associated with lactic acidosis and ketoacidosis in humans and diabetes in animals.
- Aliases
- 2-Hydroxybutanoic acid
- 2-hydroxybutanoic acid
- 2-Hydroxybutyric acid
- 2-Hydroxybutyric acid
- alpha-hydroxybutanoic acid
- alpha-hydroxybutyric acid
