Term Name: (S)-2-methylbutanoate
Synonyms: (2S)-2-methylbutanoate, (2S)-2-methylbutyrate, (2S)-2-methylbutyric acid anion, (S)-2-methylbutanoate, (S)-2-methylbutyrate, (S)-alpha-methylbutyrate
Definition: A branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of (S)-2-methylbutanoic acid. The major species at pH 7.3.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:145932]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: 2-methyl fatty acid anion branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion short-chain fatty acid anion
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of: (S)-2-methylbutyric acid
is_conjugate_base_of: (S)-2-methylbutyric acid