Term Name: | 3-methylvaleric acid |
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Synonyms: | 2-methylbutane-1-carboxylic acid, 3-ethylbutanoic acid, 3-methyl-n-valeric acid, 3-methyl-pentanoic acid, 3-methylpentanoic acid, beta-methylvaleric acid |
Definition: | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid which carries a methyl group at position 3. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:166883] ( EBI ) |