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89517

Sigma-Aldrich

(S)-3,4-Dihydroxybutyric acid lithium salt hydrate

≥95.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

(S)-3,4-Dihydroxybutanoic acid lithium salt hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O4 · xLi+ · yH2O
CAS Number:
51267-44-8
Molecular Weight:
120.10 (free acid basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329769745
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥85% (free acid, qNMR)
≥95.0% (GC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]/D -25±5°, 24 hr, c = 0.1 in 0.1 M HCl

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O[C@H](CO)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H8O4/c5-2-3(6)1-4(7)8/h3,5-6H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

DZAIOXUZHHTJKN-VKHMYHEASA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

3,4-Dihydroxybutyric acid is a normal human urinary metabolite that is excreted in increased concentration in patients with succinic semialdehyde dehydro- genase (SSADH) deficiency, while healthy adults excrete 0.37 +/- 0.15 (SD) mmoles of 3,4- dihydroxybutyrate per 24 hr. The renal clearance of this compound is roughly equal that of creatinine. This metabolite is also detectable in blood.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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JAN Code

89517-BULK:
89517-VAR:
89517-10MG:
89517-50MG:

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The occurrence of (S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyrate in human blood and urine.
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Toshihiro Shinka et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 776(1), 57-63 (2002-07-20)
We describe the rapid and sensitive detection of 4-hydroxybutyric acid, which is a marker compound for succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency. Urinary 4-hydroxybutyric acid and 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid were targeted, quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after simplified urease digestion in which
Moto-o Nakajima et al.
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Urinary free ATP assay by the firefly luciferin-luciferase method is a rapid and simple method for determining renal function, especially uriniferous tubule function. Normal range of urinary free ATP concentration, daily ATP excretion in urine, urinary ATP/creatinine value and ATP
Chie Ohdoi et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 792(1), 123-130 (2003-06-28)
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is caused by a severe deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) and clinically characterized by self-injurious behavior and nephrolithiasis; the latter is treatable with allopurinol, an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase which converts xanthine and hypoxanthine into uric acid.
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