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(R)-2-Hydroxybutyric acid (CAS 20016-85-7)<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> <span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">is an optically active form of </span></span></span>2-hydroxybutyric acid<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">having (R)-configuration. </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">2-Hydroxybutyric acid,also known as alpha-h</span></span></span>ydroxybutyrate, <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">may be useful as an early indicator of insulin resistance in non-diabetic </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">subjects.</span></span></span>
| CAS Number | 20016-85-7 |
| Synonyms | (R)-2-hydroxybutanoic acid;(R)-alpha-Hydroxybutyric acid;D-(-)-alpha-Hydroxybutyric acid;D-2-Hydroxybutyric acid;D-alpha-Hydroxybutyric acid;(R)-2-Hydroxybutyric acid >=97.0% (T) |
| Molecular Formula | C4H8O3 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| Storage | Store at -20°C |
| IUPAC Name | (2R)-2-hydroxybutanoic acid |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m1/s1 |
| InChIKey | AFENDNXGAFYKQO-GSVOUGTGSA-N |
| SMILES | CCC(C(=O)O)O |
| Reference | <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;">1.<span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Gall, Walter E., et al. "α-Hydroxybutyrate is an early biomarker of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in a nondiabetic population." </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">PLoS One</i><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> 5.5 (2010): e10883.</span></span></span></span> |
