MOLECULE

(S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid

(S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, also known as (S)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate or 3-hydroxy-isobutyrate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as beta hydroxy acids and derivatives. Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives are compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the C3 carbon atom (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa) (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. The severity of this disease varies from case to case (S)-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid can be converted into (S)-methylmalonic acid semialdehyde through its interaction with the enzymes 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial and enoyl-CoA hydratase, mitochondrial. In humans, (S)-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid is involved in the metabolic disorder called the 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyryl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency pathway (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid is an intermediate in the metabolic pathways of L-valine and L-thymine amino acids. The deficient enzyme in 3HiB-uria remains unclear (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid is a potentially toxic compound (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, with regard to humans, has been found to be associated with several diseases such as eosinophilic esophagitis, colorectal cancer, and diabetes mellitus type 2; (S)-3-hydroxyisobutyric acid has also been linked to the inborn metabolic disorder 3-hydroxyisobutyric aciduria. Patients with 3-hydroxyisobutyric aciduria excrete a significant amount of (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid not only during the acute stage but also when stable. (S)-3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.