Showing chemical card for 2-Isopropylmalic acid (CFc000000301)
Record Information
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1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:44:39 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000000301
Molecule Identification
Common Name
2-Isopropylmalic acid
Definition
2-Isopropylmalic acid (CAS: 3237-44-3), also known as 3-carboxy-3-hydroxyisocaproic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group. 2-Isopropylmalic acid is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. 2-Isopropylmalic acid is an alpha-hydroxy organic acid regularly occurring in the urine of healthy individuals (PMID: 2338430 , 544608 ), and in hemofiltrates (PMID: 7251751 ). 2-Isopropylmalic acid is elevated during fasting and diabetic ketoacidosis (PMID: 1591279 ). It is also a metabolite found in Acetobacter (PMID: 6035258 ).
Schloss J V; Magolda R; Emptage M Synthesis of alpha-isopropylmalate, beta-isopropylmalate, and dimethylcitraconate. Methods in enzymology (1988), 166 92-6.
