Compound
(2R)-hydroxybutanoate
A hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of (R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid, obtained by decarboxylation of the carboxy group; major microspecies at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:232384), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C4H7O3
- Mass
- 103.097 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- AFENDNXGAFYKQO-GSVOUGTGSA-M
- SMILES
- CC[C@@H](O)C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
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
What the reference databases state
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (2R)-hydroxybutanoate · Sources: Rhea
- (2R)-hydroxybutanoate is converted to 2-oxobutanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82483Inferred only
- (2R)-hydroxybutanoate is converted to 2-oxobutanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:83043Inferred only
- 2-oxobutanoate is converted to (2R)-hydroxybutanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:83043Inferred only
- (2R)-hydroxybutanoate is a substrate of LDHDProteinRhea RHEA:82483Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
(2R)-hydroxybutanoate+FAD(3-)+hydron2-oxobutanoate+FADH2(2-)
Catalysed by LDHD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:82483CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-hydroxybutanoate+NADP(3-)2-oxobutanoate+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:83043CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: (2R)-hydroxybutanoate
- Also called
- (R)-2-hydroxybutanoateD-2-hydroxybutanoateD-2-hydroxybutyrate