beta-Ketobutyric acid

MediLexicon acetoacetic acid - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'acetoacetic acid'

[1. One of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes.

Molecular Formula: C4H6O3


InChI: InChI=1/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/f/h6H

InChIKey: InChIKey=WDJHALXBUFZDSR-BRMMOCHJCT
SMILES: CC(=O)CC(O)=O

CAS number 541-50-4

Names:
    Acetoacetate
    Acetoacetic acid
    acetoacetic acid
    beta-Ketobutyric acid
    3-oxobutanoic acid
    3-Oxobutanoic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 96
    Beilstein =1747690
    CAS 541-50-4 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 15344
    Kegg C00164
    LIPID MAPS LMFA01060003
    PubChem ID 15041221
    PubChem ID 3464
    UM-BBD c0069