(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid

The R-enantiomer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid. Involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, it can be used as an energy source by the brain during hypoglycaemia, and for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics. It is a sex pheremone in the European spider Linyphia triangularis.
  • Code: CHEBI:17066
  • Source: CHEBI
  • Alternative labels: (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid 3-D-hydroxybutyric acid (3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid (R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid (R)-(-)-beta-hydroxybutyric acid D-3-hydroxybutyric acid

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