3-hydroxybutyric acid
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A straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics.
- Aliases
- (1)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
- 3 HBA
- 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
- 3-Hydroxybuttersaeure
- 3-OH-butyric acid
- beta-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid
- beta-hydroxy-n-butyric acid
- beta-hydroxybutanoic acid
- beta-Hydroxybuttersaeure
- beta-hydroxybutyric acid
- BHBA
- DL-beta-Hydroxybutyric acid
