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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:05:37 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-07-21 06:56:54 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB021944</accession>
  <name>2-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid</name>
  <description>2-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid or 2-hydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid (HMVA) is an organic acid generated by L-isoleucine metabolism.  It is derived from the reduction of 2-Keto-3-methylvaleric acid (KMVA), possibly through the action of a lactate dehydrogenase (PMID: 1429566).  There are 4 stereoisomers of HMVA (2S,3S-HMVA, 2R,3R-HMVA, 2S,3R-HMVA and 2R,3S-HMVA), of which the 2S,3S and 2S,3R derivatives are generally separable. HMVA is found in the urine and blood of normal individuals but in very elevated levels in patients with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) (PMID: 1429566). Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited metabolic disease predominantly characterized by neurological dysfunction including psychomotor/delay/mental retardation. [HMDB]</description>
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    <synonym>(2R,3R)-2-hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(2R,3R)-2-hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(2R,3R)-2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(2R,3R)-2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-hydroxy-3-methyl-Valerate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-hydroxy-3-methyl-Valeric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methylvalerate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>A-hydroxy-b-methylvalerate</synonym>
    <synonym>A-hydroxy-b-methylvaleric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-hydroxy-beta-methylvalerate</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-hydroxy-beta-methylvaleric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>HMVA</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C6H12O3</chemical_formula>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group.</description>
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    <class>Fatty Acyls</class>
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    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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      <alternative_parent>Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
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      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methyl-branched fatty acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monosaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
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      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha-hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Branched fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Methyl-branched fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
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      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
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