Term Name:	(R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
Synonyms:	(2R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid, (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid, (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid, (R)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid, (R)-leucic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-D-valeric acid, alpha-Hydroxyisocaproic acid, D-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid, D-2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid, D-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid, D-leucic acid, delta-leucic acid, leucic acid
Definition:	The (R)-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid. Found in patients with short-bowel syndrome (an inborn error of metabolism), and in maple syrup urine disease, MSUD.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:55534]  ( EBI )