| α-Ketobutyric acid | |
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| IUPAC name |
2-oxobutanoic acid
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 600-18-0  |
| PubChem | 58 |
| MeSH | Alpha-ketobutyric+acid |
| SMILES |
CCC(=O)C(=O)O
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| ChemSpider ID | 57 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C4H6O3 |
| Molar mass | 102.089 g/mol |
| (what is this?) (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| Infobox references | |
α-Ketobutyric acid is a product of the lysis of cystathionine.
It is also one of the degradation products of threonine.
It can be converted to propionyl-CoA (and subsequently methylmalonyl CoA, which can be converted to succinyl CoA, a CAC intermediate), and thus enter the citric acid cycle.
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