Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate

• CAT Number: I015573
• CAS Number: 40348-72-9
• Molecular Formula: C7H14O3
• Molecular Weight: 146.18
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-5(2)4-6(8)7(9)10-3/h5-6,8H,4H2,1-3H3
• InChIKey: JOSNYUDSMPILKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)CC(C(=O)OC)O

Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate is one of dominant volatile compounds in Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar. Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate is used for charting flavour biosynthesis networks of vinegar microbiota[1].

Reference

[1]. Wu LH, et al. Metagenomics reveals flavour metabolic network of cereal vinegar microbiota. Food Microbiol. 2017 Apr;62:23-31.
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