| Weight | 104.105 g/mol | 
|---|---|
| Formula | C4H8O3 | 
| Hydrogen Acceptors | 2 | 
| Hydrogen Donors | 2 | 
| Aromatic Rings | 0 | 
| Rotatable Bonds | 2 | 
3-hydroxybutyric acid
beta Hydroxybutyric Acid · beta Hydroxybutyrate · 3 Hydroxybutyrate
625-71-8, 300-85-6, 26063-00-3
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 - Cloning of the Alcaligenes eutrophus genes for synthesis of poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) and synthesis of PHB in Escherichia coli. (Journal of Bacteriology, 1988)
 - Nile blue A as a fluorescent stain for poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate. (Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1982)
 - Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthesis in Alcaligenes eutrophus H16. Identification and characterization of the PHB polymerase gene (phbC). (Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1989)
 - D-beta-hydroxybutyrate protects neurons in models of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2000)
 - Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate biosynthetic pathway (Journal of Bacteriology, 1988)
 - Free fatty acids, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and ischaemic heart-disease. (The Lancet, 1970)
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          -Hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 3-hydroxybutyric acid, is an organic compound and a beta hydroxy acid with the formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CO2H; its conjugate base is -hydroxybutyrate, also known as 3-hydroxybutyrate. -Hydroxybutyric acid is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D--hydroxybutyric acid and L--hydroxybutyric acid. Its oxidized and polymeric derivatives occur widely in nature.
 
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