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(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid

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(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid

Summary

(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's chemical structure is recorded as (S)-Acetolactic acid.svg[4].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 71698-08-3[5].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)C(C)(C(=O)O)O[6].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c1-3(6)5(2,9)4(7)8/h9H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/t5-/m0/s1[7].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's InChIKey is recorded as NMDWGEGFJUBKLB-YFKPBYRVSA-N[8].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₈O₄[9].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's subclass of is recorded as hydroxy fatty acid[10].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's Commons category is recorded as Acetolactic acid[11].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4OAN[12].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4P8B[13].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmcbt7[14].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's UNII is recorded as RTS9ADR29A[15].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 389710[16].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 440878[17].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's KEGG ID is recorded as C06010[18].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's ChEBI ID is recorded as 18409[19].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[20].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)C@@(C(=O)O)OC@@(C(=O)O)O">[21].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's Human Metabolome Database ID is recorded as HMDB0006855[22].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's LIPID MAPS ID is recorded as LMFA01050460[23].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+132.042'}[24].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's subject has role is recorded as primary metabolite[25].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's SureChEMBL ID is recorded as 108620[26].
  • (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid's DSSTox substance ID is recorded as DTXSID70331535[27].

Why It Matters

(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . CAS Common Chemistry. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The ilvB locus of Escherichia coli K-12 is an operon encoding both subunits of acetohydroxyacid synthase I.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . LIPID MAPS. Retrieved . lipidmaps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Reactome. plantreactome.gramene.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mapping file of InChIStrings, InChIKeys and DTXSIDs for the EPA CompTox Dashboard. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → hydroxy fatty acid
    Found in taxon → Escherichia coli
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+132.042'}
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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