Term Name: | (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoic acid |
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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 ) |