Term Name: (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
Synonyms: (2S)-2-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanoic acid, (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutyric acid
Definition: A 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butanoic acid in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an acetyl and a hydroxy group (the S enantiomer).
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:27681]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: 2-Aceto-2-hydroxybutanoate 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid hydroxy monocarboxylic acid tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone
has_functional_parent: butyric acid
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoate
is_conjugate_acid_of: (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoate