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(RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid

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(RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid

Summary

(RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid is a group of stereoisomers[1]. (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_stereoisomers category, ranking #207 of 1,063).[2]

Key Facts

  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's instance of is recorded as group of stereoisomers[3].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's chemical structure is recorded as (RS)-2-Hydroxybutanic Acid Structural Formula V1.svg[4].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's chemical structure is recorded as 2-hydroxybutyric acid.png[5].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 600-15-7[6].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's EC number is recorded as 209-985-3[7].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(C(=O)O)O[8].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)[9].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's InChIKey is recorded as AFENDNXGAFYKQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₈O₃[11].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's subclass of is recorded as hydroxybutyric acid[12].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty alcohol[13].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's Commons category is recorded as 2-Hydroxybutyric acid[14].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL567588[15].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qy6y5[16].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's UNII is recorded as O0ADR0I4H5[17].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 10792[18].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 11266[19].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's ChEBI ID is recorded as 1148[20].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[21].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Carteriospongia[22].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii[23].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aloe africana[24].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Phaseolus vulgaris[25].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Capsicum annuum[26].
  • (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid's found in taxon is recorded as tomato[27].

Why It Matters

(RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_stereoisomers category, ranking #207 of 1,063).[2] (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (RS)-2-hydroxybutyric acid is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Hydrophilic metabolites from the tropical marine sponge Carteriospongia sp.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nitrogen deprivation: a systems biology analysis. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Aloe ferox leaf gel phytochemical content, antioxidant capacity, and possible health benefits. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Metabolite Profiling of Root Exudates of Common Bean under Phosphorus Deficiency. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 1H NMR-based metabolomic fingerprinting to determine metabolite levels in serrano peppers (Capsicum annum L.) grown in two different regions.. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Metabolomic analysis of tomato seed germination. 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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