2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid

Description:
2-hydroxyisobutyric acid is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isobutyric acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is a metabolite of methyl tertiary-butyl ether. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It derives from an isobutyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyisobutyrate. Overlap with [Mevalonic acid](https://np-mrd.org/natural_products/NP0000114) ([HMDB0000227](https://hmdb.ca/spectra/nmr_one_d/5269)) Experimental spectrum in Natural Products Magnetic Resonance Database: [NP0000707](https://np-mrd.org/spectra/nmr_one_d/1503)
Property Value
Metabolite name 2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
AMDB ID 105
PubChem CID 11671
HMDB ID HMDB0000729
KEGG ID C21297
ChEBI ID 50129
Molecular formula C4H8O3
Molecular weight 104.1
Monoisotopic mass 104.047344113
IUPAC name 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid

NMR:

Functional group Multiplicity Shift Number of protons
(CH3)2 singlet 1.341 6

Synonyms:

2-Hydroxy-isobutyric acid, 2-Hydroxy-isobutyrate, 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid, Acetonic acid, 2-HYDROXYISOBUTYRIC ACID, alpha-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, 2-Hydroxyisobutyrate

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