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3-Hydroxybutanoic acid, (R)-

PubChem 92135
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
alinazmi
Created:
11/29/16
Submitted:
10/6/26
Published:
10/6/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
92135-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-004223

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/4223.3

Licensing:

Public Domain
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid is the R-enantiomer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid. Involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, it can be used as an energy source by the brain during hypoglycaemia, and for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics. It is a sex pheremone in the European spider Linyphia triangularis. It has a role as a pheromone, a fungal metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a 3-hydroxybutyric acid and a ketone body. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
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