alpha-Ketovaleric acid

α-Ketovaleric acid
IUPAC name

2-Oxopentanoic acid
Other names

α-Ketovalerate; α-Oxovaleric acid; 2-Ketopentanoic acid; 2-Oxo-n-valeric acid
Identifiers
CAS number 1821-02-9 N
PubChem 74563
ChemSpider 67142 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:33033 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL1162544 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C5H8O3
Molar mass 116.12 g mol−1
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

α-Ketovaleric acid is a keto acid that is found in human blood.[1][2][3] Unlike related keto acids, it is not an intermediate or metabolite associated with amino acids and its origin is unknown.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fu, X; Kimura, M; Iga, M; Yamaguchi, S (2001). "Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric screening for organic acidemias using dried urine filter paper: determination of alpha-ketoacids". Journal of Chromatography B 758 (1): 87–94. PMID 11482739. 
  2. ^ Lee, SH; Kim, SO; Chung, BC (1998). "Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of urinary oxoacids using O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)oxime-trimethylsilyl ester derivatization and cation-exchange chromatography". Journal of Chromatography B 719 (1-2): 1–7. PMID 9869358. 
  3. ^ Wang, ZJ; Zaitsu, K; Ohkura, Y (1988). "High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of alpha-keto acids in human serum and urine using 1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene as a precolumn fluorescence derivatization reagent". Journal of Chromatography 430 (2): 223–31. PMID 3235498. 
  4. ^ European Nutrigenomics Organisation Metabolite Database