alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid

α-Ketoisovaleric acid
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Names
	IUPAC name 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
	Other names 2-Ketoisovaleric acid; α-Ketovaline
Identifiers
CAS Number	759-05-7
ChEBI	CHEBI:16530
ChEMBL	ChEMBL146554
ChemSpider	48
DrugBank	DB04074
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C00141
PubChem	49
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8) Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8) Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYAY ;
	SMILES O=C(C(=O)O)C(C)C ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H8O3
Molar mass	116.12 g·mol−1
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	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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α-Ketoisovaleric acid is a metabolite of valine.

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