Compound

(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate

The anion of (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:55535), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:55535ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C6H11O3
Mass: 131.151 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: LVRFTAZAXQPQHI-RXMQYKEDSA-M
SMILES: CC(C)C[C@@H](O)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

LDHDProteinUNIPROT:Q86WU2substrate ofInferred only5 paths5 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate has the functional parent pentanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:55535Inferred only

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate is converted to 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82499Inferred only
4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate is converted to (2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82499Inferred only
(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate is a substrate of LDHDProteinRhea RHEA:82499Inferred only

Reactions

4 reactions

(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate+NAD(1-)4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:10052CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate+NADP(3-)4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:12873CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:131445+(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoateCHEBI:87119+CHEBI:74904
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:49440CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate+FAD(3-)+hydron4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate+FADH2(2-)
Catalysed by LDHD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:82499CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

2 names

Resolves to: (2R)-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate

Also called: (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate
Systematic name: (2R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate