3-Hydroxypentanoic acid

3-Hydroxypentanoic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3-Hydroxypentanoic acid
	Other names 3-Hydroxyvalerate; 3-Hydroxy valeric acid; beta-Hydroxyvaleric acid; beta-Hydroxypentanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	10237-77-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChemSpider	96952 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.123.761
PubChem CID	107802;
UNII	9D6K40J6UZ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00864240 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Key: REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Key: REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYAT;
	SMILES CCC(CC(=O)O)O; O=C(O)CC(O)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H10O3
Molar mass	118.13 g/mol
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3-Hydroxypentanoic acid is the organic compound with the formula CH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH₂CO₂H. It is one of the hydroxypentanoic acids. It is made from odd carbon fatty acids in the liver and rapidly enters the brain. As opposed to 4-carbon ketone bodies, 3-hydroxypentanoic acid is anaplerotic, meaning it can refill the pool of TCA cycle intermediates. The triglyceride triheptanoin is used clinically to produce beta-hydroxypentanoate.

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