2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid

2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
Names

IUPAC name 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	562-43-6^N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChemSpider	7^Y
KEGG	C04104^Y
MeSH	2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic+acid
PubChem	8
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-3-6(2,10)4(7)5(8)9/h4,7,10H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)^Y Key: PDGXJDXVGMHUIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C6H12O4/c1-3-6(2,10)4(7)5(8)9/h4,7,10H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9) Key: PDGXJDXVGMHUIR-UHFFFAOYAA
SMILES CCC(C)(C(C(=O)O)O)O O=C(O)C(O)C(O)(C)CC
Properties
Chemical formula	C₆H₁₂O₄
Molar mass	148.16 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid is an intermediate in the metabolism of isoleucine.

lysine→	Saccharopine Allysine α-Aminoadipic acid α-Ketoadipate Glutaryl-CoA Glutaconyl-CoA Crotonyl-CoA β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA

leucine→	α-Ketoisocaproic acid β-hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid β-hydroxy β-methylbutyryl-CoA Isovaleryl-CoA 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA HMG-CoA

tryptophan→alanine→	N'-Formylkynurenine Kynurenine Anthranilic acid 3-Hydroxykynurenine 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic acid Glutaryl-CoA

glycine→serine→	3-Phosphoglyceric acid glycine→creatine: Glycocyamine Phosphocreatine Creatinine

histidine→	Urocanic acid Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid Formiminoglutamic acid Glutamate-1-semialdehyde

proline→	1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid

arginine→	Agmatine Ornithine Citrulline Cadaverine Putrescine

other	cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine

valine→	α-Ketoisovaleric acid Isobutyryl-CoA Methacrylyl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid

isoleucine→	2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Tiglyl-CoA 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA

methionine→	generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine Homocysteine conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine alpha-Ketobutyric acid+Cysteine

threonine→	α-Ketobutyric acid

propionyl-CoA→	Methylmalonyl-CoA

phenylalanine→tyrosine→	4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid Homogentisic acid 4-Maleylacetoacetic acid

Other

Cysteine metabolism	Cysteine sulfinic acid

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