(R) -3-Hydroxybutanoic acid

• Description:

  3-hydroxybutyric acid is involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies. Like the other ketone bodies (acetoacetate and acetone) levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate are raised in the blood and urine in ketosis. Beta-hydroxybutyrate is a typical partial-degradation product of branched-chain amino acids (primarily valine) released from muscle for hepatic and renal gluconeogenesis.

• Stability:

  ≥ 2 years

• Purity:

  >98% (HPLC)

• Weight:

  104.1

• Molecular Formula:

  C4H8O3

• Notes:

  Research use only, not for human use.

• Receptor:

  Others

• CAS Number:

  625-72-9