Compound

(2R)-hydroxypentanoate

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

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:232385), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:232385ChEBI

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Structure

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

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C5H9O3
Mass: 117.124 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: JRHWHSJDIILJAT-SCSAIBSYSA-M
SMILES: CCC[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)-hydroxypentanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

(2R)-hydroxypentanoate is converted to 2-oxopentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only
2-oxopentanoate is converted to (2R)-hydroxypentanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only
(2R)-hydroxypentanoate is a substrate of LDHDProteinRhea RHEA:82487Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

(2R)-hydroxypentanoate+FAD(3-)+hydron2-oxopentanoate+FADH2(2-)
Catalysed by LDHD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:82487CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: (2R)-hydroxypentanoate

Also called: (2R)-hydroxyvalerate