beta-hydroxybutyrate; 3-hydroxybutyrate

Biochemistry

• formed from acetoacetate by beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase

Laboratory

• beta-hydroxybutyrate in blood/plasma/serum
  • beta-hydroxybutyrate in blood
  • beta-hydroxybutyrate in serum/plasma
• beta-hydroxybutyrate in CSF
• beta-hydroxybutyrate in urine
• beta-hydroxybutyrate in vitreous fluid

More general terms

• carboxylate
• alcohol

More specific terms

• 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate

Additional terms

• beta(3)-hydroxybutyrate in blood/plasma/serum

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=441
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=9379
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=94318