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4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid

PubChem 70
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Created:
5/31/17
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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3DPX-005177

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/5177.2

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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
4-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is pentanoic acid (valeric acid) substituted with a keto group at C-2 and a methyl group at C-4. A metabolite that has been found to accumulate in maple syrup urine disease. It has a role as a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid and a branched-chain keto acid. It is functionally related to a valeric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate.
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