Compound

(2R)-hydroxyhexanoate

A hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of (R)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, obtained by decarboxylation of the carboxy group; major microspecies at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:232386), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:232386ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (2R)-hydroxyhexanoate — 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: NYHNVHGFPZAZGA-RXMQYKEDSA-M
SMILES: CCCC[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

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (2R)-hydroxyhexanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

(2R)-hydroxyhexanoate is converted to 2-oxohexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82491Inferred only
2-oxohexanoate is converted to (2R)-hydroxyhexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82491Inferred only
(2R)-hydroxyhexanoate is a substrate of LDHDProteinRhea RHEA:82491Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

(2R)-hydroxyhexanoate+FAD(3-)+hydron2-oxohexanoate+FADH2(2-)
Catalysed by LDHD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:82491CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-hydroxyhexanoate+NAD(1-)2-oxohexanoate+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:86071CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: (2R)-hydroxyhexanoate

Also called: (2R)-hydroxycaproate